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CALIFORNIA   STATE  SERIES  OF  SCHOOL  TEXT-BOOKS. 


Edited  by  W.  H.  V.  RAYMOND. 


SPELLER 


Prepetreci  by   W.   L.   ^?VILI^IS, 

UNDER  THE  DIRECTION   OF  THE 
STATE    BOARD    OF    EDUCATION. 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIFORNIA. 
Printed  at  thk  State  Printing  Office. 


Entered  accordiv^  to  Act  o/'i&mffreip^  tn'-the  year  1886,  by  the 

STATE  BOARD   OP,  EDIC4T{Q^,  tQK  TH,E  STA'fE  OF  CAllFORNIA, 

In  the^OJ^cs  af  tftie,4!jrbm'/ian.of.  Qpjngreii,  at  Washington. 

EDUCATION  DEPT. 


PREFACE.  \J^  [^ 

Although  some  teachers,  and  good  ones,  too,  are  of  the  opinion 
that  the  spelUng  book  is  not  a  necessary  adjunct  of  our  common 
school  education,  it  is  still  true  that  a  great  number  of  educators,  as 
well  as  parents,  regard  it  as  not  only  important,  but  indispensable. 

Among  those  who  advocate  the  use  of  a  Speller,  there  is  also  a 
diversity  of  opinion  as  to  the  best  method  of  teaching  spelling,  some 
believing  that  the  best  spellers  are  made  by  oral  practice  alone ; 
others,  that  by  uniting  oral  and  written  exercises  with  practice  in 
w^ord-using,  the  greatest  improvement  can  be  attained.  Upon  the 
latter  theory  this  book  has  been  prepared,  and  it  is  hoped  that  it 
may  secure  the  object  sought,  viz.:  to  place  in  the  hands  of  the 
children  of  this  State  a  book  which  shall  enable  them  to  gain,  not 
only  a  practical  knowledge  of  correct  spelling,  but  also  to  acquire  a 
generous  vocabulary,  and  render  it  available  in  the  ready  and 
proper  expression  of  their  ideas. 

Classification  of  words  with  reference  to  the  elementary  vowel 
sounds  and  their  equivalents  used  in  spelling  them,  has  been  made 
a  leading  feature ;  and  difficult  consonant  combinations  represent- 
ing similar  sounds  have  been  grouped  together.  An  endeavor  has 
been  made  to  grade  the  work  in  accordance  with  the  progress  of  the 
pupils. 

Homonyms  have  received  special  attention  as  being  among  the 
most  important  words  in  the  language,  and,  from  their  similarity 
of  sound,  most  likely  to  be  misspelled  or  misapplied.  In  that  por- 
tion pertaining  to  the  ''Grammar  School  Course,"  much  care  has 
been  bestowed  on  the  treatment  of  synonyms,  word-analysis,  and 
derivation,  although  they  are  subjects  that  can  not  be  adequately 
treated  in  the  space  available. 

Quotations  from  our  best  authors  have  been  used  to  illustrate  the 
use  of  words  found  in  the  spelling  lists,  believing  that  the  use  of 
forms  of  speech  wiiich  bear  the  seal  of  approval  by  our  best  literary 
authorities  can  not  fail  to  elevate  the  taste  of  pupils,  and  improve 
their  liabit  of  expression,  and,  further,  to  arouse  in  them  a  desire  to 
read  the  complete  works  whose  fragments  have  been  laid  before 
them  in  the  Speller. 

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iv  PREFACE. 

That  the  pupil  should  learn  to  use  the  dictionary  freely  and  intel- 
ligently, hardly  admits  of  discussion,  and  yet  comparatively  few, 
even  of  adults,  have  ever  learned  to  use  it  rightly.  Exercises  are 
given  which  render  it  necessary  for  the  pupil  to  consult  it  and  learn 
to  use  it  both  for  defining  and  pronunciation.  To  facilitate  this,  the 
system  of  diacritical  marks  and  the  spelling  adopted  by  Webster 
have  been  followed. 


TO  THE  TEAOHEE. 


It  is  necessary  to  arrange  lessons  in  arbitrary  divisions  in  order  to 
secure  symmetry  and  economy  of  space,  but  much  must  be  left  to  the 
judgment  of  the  teacher,  since  the  capabilities  of  pupils  and  of  classes 
differ  so  widely. 

It  is  believed  that  the  arrangement  of  illustrative  sentences  upon  the 
page  opposite  the  lists  of  words  will  commend  itself. 

The  sentences  selected  give  many  hints  for  profitable  conversations 
which  may  be  held  on  different  subjects,  such  as  authors,  figures  of 
speech,  poems,  history,  plants,  and  animals,  etc.,  and  it  is  needless  to  say 
that  the  lessons  can  be  extended  indefinitely  in  exercises  in  defining, 
word-using,  and  forming  derivatives. 

It  is  believed,  also,  that  some  value  will  be  found  in  the  first  thirteen 
lessons,  in  the  arrangement  of  words  of  similar  sound.  It  will  be  seen 
that  by  studying  these  lessons  across  the  page  as  well  as  down,  the 
])upil  will  receive  the  value  of  an  arrangement  based  on  an  analogy  of 
l>oth  vowel  and  consonant  combinations. 

Pupils  learn  mainly  by  what  they  do  for  themselves,  and  through  their 
vwn  efforts.  Therefore,  much  work  is  given,  to  be  performed  by  the 
])upils  themselves. 

Not  many  rules  of  spelling  are  given — those  only  which  govern  the 
largest  classes  of  words,  and  to  which  exceptions  are  few.  To  many 
rules  so  many  exceptions  occur,  that  it  is  easier  and  less  confusing  for 
the  pupil  to  learn  each  word  separately  than  it  is  to  discriminate 
between  the  classes. 

Care  has  been  taken  that  when  different  combinations  of  letters  (as 
cy  and  sy,  sion  and  tion,  er  and  or)  have  the  same  sound,  the  words  in 
which  they  occur  are  so  distributed  through  the  lesson  that  the  pupil 
must  learn  the  form  of  each  word  from  its  appearance  rather  than 
from  its  connection. 

The  subject  of  syllabication  is  one  on  which  teachers  are  widely 
divided,  many  claiming  that  the  pupil  should  be  taught  in  oral  spelling 
to  divide  the  word  into  syllables,  pronouncing  each  syllable  as  soon  as 
spelled;  others,  that  simple  pronunciation  of  the  letters  in  their  se- 
quence is  all  that  is  necessary,  and  still  others  advocating  that  a  slight 
pause  should  be  made  at  the  end  of  each  syllable.  The  advocates  of 
the  first  theory  consider  it  to  be  not  only  an  aid  to  the  child  in  oral 
spelling,  but  that  by  this  method  he  learns  almost  instinctively  to  di- 
vide a  word  of  several  syllables,  seen  for  the  first  time,  into  its  proper 


vi  TO  THE   TEACHER. 

parts,  and  that  it  is  therefore  an  aid  in  reading  matter  not  previously 
studied,  and  in  recognizing  at  sight  analogous  combinations  in  sylla- 
bles. It  is  a  significant  fact  that  all  the  best  spelling  books  have  at 
least  a  large  proportion  of  the  words  so  divided,  in  deference,  as  some 
of  them  state,  to  the  expressed  desire  of  a  large  number  of  teachers. 

Recognizing  the  fact  that  each  teacher  will  follow  his  own  opinion  in 
his  practice,  the  words  in  the  lessons  are  divided  into  their  syllables, 
which  enables  teachers  who  favor  that  method  to  use  it  in  their  work, 
while  it  does  not  prevent  those  who  hold  the  opposite  opinion  from 
ignoring  the  division.  In  writing  the  lessons,  however,  it  is  obvious 
that  each  word  should  be  written  as  a  whole,  except  in  the  lessons  for 
syllabication. 

A  good  variation  of  the  usual  programme  is,  that  one  or  more  of  the 
class  should  be  sent  to  the  blackboard  to  write  the  lesson,  and  that  the 
remainder  of  the  class,  their  own  exercises  being  finished,  should  criti- 
cise and  correct  the  blackboard  work. 

Pupils  should  be  required  to  keep  a  list  of  words  which  they  have 
misspelled,  and  to  rewrite  them  frequently,  both  in  sentences  and  sep- 
arately, until  they  have  learned  to  spell  them  correctly. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


A.  B.     Bachelor  of  Arts. 

Adj.     Adjective. 

Adv.     Adverb. 

A.  M.    Master  of  Arts. 

Anon.     Anonymous. 

Bp.     Bishop. 

Bro.     Brother. 

Bros.     Brothers. 

C.     A  hundred. 

C.  E.     Civil  Engineer. 

Ch.  or  Chap.     Chapter. 

C./o.     In  care  of. 

C.  0.  D.     Cash  on  delivery. 
Cwt.     Hundredweight. 
Cyc.     Cyclopedia. 

D.  D.     Doctor  of  Divinity. 
Dept.     Department. 

Dr.     Doctor. 

D.  V.  (Deo  volente),  God  willing. 
Ed.     Editor. 

e.  g.  For  example. 

E.  M.    Mining  Engineer. 
et  al.     And  others. 
Etc.,  &c.     And  so  forth. 

F.  A.   M.     Free   and  Accepted 
Masons. 

F.  R.  S.     Fellow  of  the  Royal 

Society. 
gtt.     Drops. 

H.  M.  S.    Her  Majesty's  ship. 
H.  R.  H.     His  Royal  Highness. 
Ibid.    The  same. 
i.e.     That  is. 

I.  H.  S.    Jesus,  Savior  of  men. 
Incog.    Unknown. 
I.  0.  0.  F.    Independent  Order  of 

Odd  Fellows. 
Jno.    John. 


J.  P.    Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Jr.     Junior. 

Lat.    Latitude. 

LL.  D.     Doctor  of  Laws. 

Lon.    Longitude. 

M.  D.     Doctor  of  Medicine. 

M.  E.     Methodist  Episcopal. 

MSS.     Manuscripts. 

Mt.    Mount. 

N.  B.  Take  notice ;  New  Bruns- 
wick. 

Nem.  con.     No  one  opposing. 

N.  F.    New  Foundland. 

N.  0.    New  Orleans. 

Obs.    Obsolete. 

Pop.     Population. 

pp.     Pages. 

Prof.     Professor. 

Pro  tern.     For  the  time. 

P.  S.     Postscript. 

Q.  C.    Queen's  Counsel. 

q.  V.      Which  see. 

R.  A.    Royal  Academy. 

Rev.     Reverend. 

R.  R.     Railroad. 

Rt.  Hon.    Right  Honorable. 

Rt.  Rev.    Right  Reverend. 

Sec.    Secretary. 

ss.     To  wit. 

SS.     Saints. 

St.    Saint. 

U.  S.  A.    United  States  Army. 

U.  S.  A.  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica. 

U.  S.  N.    United  States  Navy. 

D".  S.  S.    United  States  steamer. 

Viz.     Namely. 

Vs.     Against. 


PHOI^IO  MAEKD^GS. 


VOWEL   MARKINGS. 

Breve  (^)— bS-g,  beg,  big,  bog,  bug,  hj^mn,  foot. 
Macron  (-) — play,  me,  grey,  bite,  old,  cure,  my,  school. 
Circumflex  (a) — hair,  there,  for,  curl. 
Dot  ( •  ) — ask,  what,  done,  wolf,  push. 
Dots(««) — far,  fall,  machine,  do,  rude. 
Tilde  (  " )— her,  dirt. 

What  vowels  may  be  marked  with  a  macron?  With  a  breve?  A 
circumflex?  A  dot?  Dots?  A  tilde?  Write  and  mark  an  example 
of  each  in  some  word  and  pronounce  the  word. 

EQUIVALENT   VOWEL  SOUNDS. 


a=6 

aught. 

ought. 

y=i 

hymn, 

him. 

a=6 

what. 

wot,  hot. 

i=e 

fir, 

her. 

e  =  a 

heir. 

air. 

o=u=o-b 

dp. 

rude. 

ro-bd. 

e  =  a 

vein. 

vain. 

o=Tj=db 

wolf, 

pull, 

wool. 

i=e 

pique. 

peak. 

ow=ou 

fowl, 

foul. 

6=u 

done. 

dun. 

oy=oi 

toy. 

toil,// 

y=i 

my. 

mine. 

CONSONANT    MARKINGS  AND   EQUIVALENTS. 


9  =  s 

§ede. 

seed. 

§=z 

rase, 

raze. 

€=k 

€an, 

kan. 

x=ks 

rix, 

ricks. 

g=j 

gelly, 

jelly. 

X=g§ 

es  act. 

begg. 

n=ng 

sink, 

sing. 

§h=sh 

§hampoo. 

shampoo. 

qu=kw 

quill. 

€h=k 

€hiloliter. 

kiloliter. 

ph=f 

caliph. 

calif. 

th 

tHis,  that. 

ph=v 

Stephen. 

g 

get,  gave. 

CALIFORNIA  SPELLER, 


Zesson  /. 

- 

a  (a  long), 

as  in  fate. 

[Study  down  the  columns,  then  from  left  to  right.] 

rage 
sale 

cage 
stale 

name 

'n^t^^ryiye- 

same 

d^t^y^^^l^ 

race 

^yC^yC^ 

place 

/lyUZ^oe 

gate 

-^^z^ 

plate 

A/ia^^€' 

lade 

t^t^l^C^ 

blade 

't^'Vtzt^ 

tape 

^€Z^V€' 

cape 

€>i^lJl^e 

gaze 
take 

haze 
cake 

■c:i/^€/    ^^^^^n^     ^liM'-Vt^  i^€'. 

{^^CM/t^    -C^i^-C^  'TlyO^  d^rii^^V 


General  Directions.  Question  the  pupils  at  each  recitation  as  to  the 
meaning  of  the  words  in  the  lesson.  Encourage  them  to  give  defini- 
tions in  their  own  words. 


2 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  2. 

e  (e  long)   as  in  me. 

eve 

€^1^^                she 

dJi€' 

here 

vCt^^              mere 

^7'7^i/e4ye> 

sere 

d^€^               sphere 

d/iJpeyie 

cede 

€>e€/^             mete 

^^7^€y^ 

scheme 

^^€^^^7-2^        theme 

^/?ye<me 

scene 

doe^n^            these 

^ede- 

a4fd^ 

^ 

^i^Pe>. 

\l{Jv<>^ 

d-t^tz^^t^. 

€^4^  d^^tiPe^^  lo4'€d. 

J2^    ^l^J^tZd    ^^              dJit^^i^^^O^MP. 

[Let  pupils  fill  the  blanks  from  words  in  the  lesson.l 


CALIFORNIA 

SPELLER. 

Zesson  3. 

1  (i  long),  as  in  fine. 

rise 

-U^i^ 

wise 

ripe* 

^iA^ 

wipe* 

sign 

dd^^^^ 

vine 

mild 

^ryi.l/€^     - 

wild 

dime 

^i^^^ 

time 

tide 

it^t^ 

ride 

mine 

^rj^i^^n^ 

line 

kind* 

-my^t^ 

mind 

twice* 

t^ptA^oe 

splice 

A 


t^^n^ 


/d^ 


d/i/i^t^e   f^   ^la/i^P 


't^PCd^ 


'^^^^n^ 


^^€^ 


G^p^€-ey^if   ^^^   -^^W^  ^If^  ^^^^^. 


Cy^^^T^l^e^   tZ^riyC^  ^i^€'    'PtM^li    P04^    ^'€2-    -^^^^^x^^. 


(^2-^     -n'TyU^    i^id^-     t^€    -^/^e^;^     -op     </€^ey/y 


^^^^^< 


€^<n^   i^-a 


^t{M4^. 


[In  this  and  the  five  following  lessons,  require  pupils  to  construct 
sentences,  using  in  each,  one  or  more  words  marked  with  a  *.K 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zfcsson  ^. 

0  (o  long),  as  in  t5ne. 


dome 

mope 

rove 

rose 

colt* 

worn 

probe 

smoke' 

score 


doc^U- 


(Zyrie  €^t>P7>i^  i^ade- 


^pcpov-e^  tz- 


home 

rope* 

wove 

doze 

jolt 

torn* 

globe 

stroke 

sword 


^PfPOyU^- 


^. 


io4yn^ 


^. 


CyA^'  A^e^n-  id- 


[Excite  emulation  in  the  formation  of  good  sentences  from  words 
marked  with  a  *.] 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  5, 

u  (u  long), 

,  as  in  use. 

mute 

^^^yu/U^ 

lute 

tube 

^^4^ 

cube 

cure* 

i^^C^i^ 

pure* 

fuse 

flume 

duke 

muse 

plume* 

fluke 

tune* 

^4yt/n^ 

dune 

dupe 
lure 

^CiyU€' 

mule 
liU2:e 

€H4yC^ 


^?rud4i^ 


t^M-'Tl^ 


d/  /v^V-e    'CUiiy^t 


M^ 


S2^MM^  MiPee^  €Z^  €^11^   l^ie   t^iMped- 


[Call  attention  of  pupils  to  the  lengthening  power  of  final  e;  as.ttib— tube.] 


drake 

crate 

grape* 

paste 

range 

plague* 

lathe 

haste 

phrase 


^ 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  6, 

a  (a  long),  as  in  fate. 

[Call  attention  to  the  silent  letters.] 

snake* 
grate 
scrape 
chaste 
strange 
vague 
swathe 
taste* 
AJu^d^e     quake 


/   €4ytymdya^n^ 


^ 


M^ 


iU^Pi^i^Ae 


'^44^€l^€' 


[Instruct  pupils  in  punctuation  and  the  proper  use  of  capitals.] 


dfTyi^e 


strife 

chime 

thine 

spike 

quire 

bHthe 

climb* 

high* 

nigh 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Lesson  7, 

1  (i  long),  as  in  fine. 

d^UJe  knife* 


^t^yn^€^ 


7 


-^^ 


crime 

whine* 

strike 

squire 

writhe 


d^^^cA^ 


prime 

sigh 

thigh 


/  ^W.  ^2^^044/1  t^lyt^^€i44'  e^^^-^^^^-^^^^z^^y^i^i^. 


Cj/t    €d    /lyU^^m^    1^^:^ 


i3^^ 


a 


^n^ 


■t^T^ 


[Watch  carefully,  and  correct  all  incorrect  language  in  sentences  made 
by  the  pupils.    Guide  them  to  the  use  of  choicer  expression.] 


grove 

wrote 

chose* 

knoll 

shorn 

rogue 

gross 

stove* 

whole 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

JLesson  8, 

0  (o  long),  as  in  tone. 

drove* 

quote 

those 

stroll* 

borne 

brogue 

ghost 

strove 

forge 


^^44/01^ 


'0^€^^7^    ^a44yO^€^    ^i^jJiyf^   ip^/ie4^   ^nM^)^ 

[Call  attention  to  rhyming  wordf".] 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

c 

Zesson  9. 

a  (a 

short),  as  in  at. 

plan 

bran 

fan^cy 

pan^try 

wax 

flax* 

ax  is* 

axle 

flat 

chat 

spat  ter 

scat  ter* 

glad 

shad 

pad  die 

sad  die 

land* 

sand 

can  die 

hand  le 

cash 

sash* 

ashes 

flash  es 

sang 

gang 

man  go 

angry 

bank 

sank 

ankle 

rank  le 

fact 

tact 

tract 

act  ing 

drab 

scab 

hab  it* 

rab  bit* 

camp 

damp 

pam  per 

scam  per 

swam 

clam 

clam  ber 

bram  ble 

[Write  these  sentences  from  dictation.] 

The  morning  stars  sang  together. 

Tact  wins  the  heart. 

Fact  and  fancy  often  differ  widely. 

The  mango  grows  in  hot  countries. 

Parents  should  not  pamper  children. 

Let  not  anger  rankle  in  your  heart.  • 

[Write  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  from  words  marked  with  a 

A  bad is  more  easily  learned  than  broken. 

What  is  the  earth's ? 

is  the  plant  from  which  linen  is  made. 

Shut  the  window  or  the will  fall. 

The s  away  from  the  dog. 

The  fanner s  seed  on  his . 


10 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  W. 

e  (e  short),  as  in  met. 

self 

pelf 

elfish 

beVfry 

felt 

melt* 

shel  ter 

swelt  er 

bend* 

mend 

fend  er 

ren  der 

lent 

sent 

plen  ty 

twen  ty 

best* 

rest 

fes  ter 

ves  per 

next* 

text 

dex  ter 

sex  ton 

held 

weld 

sel  dom 

eld  er 

keg 

leg 

beg  gar 

leg  gin 

kept 

wept 

skep  tic 

seep  ter 

mesh 

fresh 

fleshy 

thresh  old 

bench* 

trench 

wrench 

stench 

spell* 

shell 

wel  fare 

wel  come 

[Write  these  sentences  from  dictation.] 

The  preacher  read  his  text. 

Can  the  blacksmith  weld  the  steel  ? 

The  sexton  tolls  the  vesper  bell. 

The  king's  scepter  was  set  with  jewels. 

We  stand  on  the  threshold  of  death. 

The  traveler  swelters  in  the  sun. 

[Write  these  sentences,  filling  blanks  from  words  marked  with  a  *.] 

The  warm  sun s  the  snow. 

The  old  man  sat  down  on  the -. 

Can  you all  the  words  in  this  lesson? 

Who  will  be  the speller  ? 

Try  to  do  better time. 

You  must  make  your  wishes to  duty. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  //. 


11 


i(ii 

short),  as  in  it. 

link 

mink 

/twinkle* 
print  er 

sprinkle 

hint 

tint 

spHn  ter 

give 

Hve 

riv  er  * 

quiv  er 

Hsp 

wisp 

whis  per 

sis  ter 

rift 

gift 

fifty 

stiff  en 

rich* 

itch 

kitch  en 

pitch  er 

thin 

chin 

din  ner 

win  ter 

grit 

quit 

bit  ter 

twit  ter* 

sHm 

swim 

nim  ble 

thim  ble 

trick 

quick 

crick  et 

thick  et 

cHng 

swing* 

king  dom 

ring  let 

since 

rinse* 

in  sect 

tin  sel 

[Write  these  sentences  from  dictation.] 

With  one  blue  rift  of  sky  between. 

The  last  link  is  broken  that  bound  me  to  thee. 

There 's  not  a  tint  that  paints  the  rose. 

He  saw  six  slick,  slim  saplings  sailing  down  the  stream. 

It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

The  placid  water  quivers  in  the  sun. 

[Write  these  sentences,  filling  blanks  from  words  marked  with  a  *.] 

We  will the  clothes  in  clear  water. 

I  flow  to  join  the  brimming . 

me  high,  and me  low. 

The man  is  not  always  the  happiest. 


The  blue  birds 


on  the  old  oak  tree. 


-,  little  star. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


J 

zTesson  72. 

/ 

M 

short),  as  hf  not. 

/^ 

fond 

pond 

yon^der 

con^duct* 

stop 

chop 

pop  lar* 

prop  er* 

shot 

spot 

tot  ter 

rot  ten* 

lock 

rock 

pock  et 

rock  et 

hog) 

frog 

prog  ress 

hog^  head 

^rop 

shop 

cop  per 

stop  per 

moss 

toss 

bios  som* 

pros  pect 

knob 

throb 

rob  ber 

lob  ster* 

cost 

lost 

hos  tile* 

hos  tage 

blot 

plot 

bot  tie 

cot  tage 

rod 

plod 

mod  est 

mod  ern 

Tom 

from 

com  ma 

com  mon 

[Write  these  sentences  from  dictation.] 

On  their  own  merits  modest  men  are  dumb. 
Do  you  know  where  to  place  a  comma  ? 
Modern  progress  has  been  very  rapid. 
Py1;hias  was  a  hostage  for  Damon. 
The  old  man  totters  to  the  grave. 
The  plowman  homeward  plods  his  weary  way. 
[Write  these  sentences,  filling  blanks  from  words  marked  with  a " 

The Indians  killed  the  settler's  wife. 

Strive  by to  win  your  own  approval. 

Spring  hangs  her  infant s  on  the  trees. 

The tree  was at  the  core. 


Where  does  the 


live? 


Ask  pupils  to  write  a  composition  or  story,  using  as  many  words  of 
this  lesson  as  they  can.] 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


13 


Ijesson  /S, 

duck* 

u  (u^short),  a^s  in  up. 

tuck          buck^et 

buck^le 

bluflf 

snuff 

ruffle 

muffin 

slug 

snug* 

rug  ged 

*slug  gard 

pluck* 

struck* 

chuck  le 

buck  skin* 

brush 

*crush 

ush  er 

*blush  ing 

dumb 

numb 

tum  ble 

*crum  Die 

stump 

plump* 

bum  per 

dump  ling 

scrub 

shrub 

rub  ber* 

bub  ble 

stuff 

gruff* 

scuffle* 

shuffle 

drum 

chum* 

*hum  ble 

grum  ble* 

club* 

chub 

stub  ble* 

blub  ber 

spun 

shun* 

blun  der* 

thun  der* 

[Fill  these  blanks  from  words  marked  on  the  right  side  vvith  a  *.] 

A man  with  a suit  and  a coat  (jver  it  went 

out  to  hunt s.     He  took  his with  him.     A 

field,  and  they 
-  over  a  plump 


storm  came  up  while  they  were  in  a  — 

ran  into  a corner.     They  got  into  a 

,  and  one  of  them  was on  the  head  with  a 

but  he  did  not ,  for  he  knew  it  was  a . 


It  is  always  better  to 
shown  by  avoiding  one. 


a  quarrel. 


is  often  best 


[Fill  these  blanks  from  words  marked  on  the  left  side  with  a  *.] 

Be  it  ever  so ,  there  's  no  place  like  home. 

Go  to  the  ant,  thou .    Consider  her  ways  and  be  wise. 

Truth ed  to  earth  will  rise  again. 

The  walls  of  the  castle  will away. 

The  skies  yet with  departing  light. 


14  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jyesson  /^ — Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound.    (Homonyms.) 

a==ai,  ay,  ea,  ei,  ey. 


yi    ale,  malt  liquor. 
ail,  to  be  sick. 

T>   ate,  did  eat. 
eight,  twice  four. 

p   able,  having  power. 
Abel,  a  name. 

J.  bale,  a  package, 
bail,  security. 


Tp  gate,  an  entrance. 

gait,  manner  of  walking. 

p  made,  formed. 

maid,  a  young  woman. 


mane  of  a  horse. 
main,  principal. 

male,  sex. 

mail,  letters,  etc.:  armor. 


G 


H 


Ijesson  75 — Oral 


*    great,  large, 
grate  for  a  fire. 

■D   pane  ot^ glass. 
pain,  simering. 

p   pale,  wanting  color. 
pail  for  water. 

T^  pray,  to  ask  for. 
prey,  spoil. 


-p,  waste,  to  destroy;  a  desert, 
waist,  part  of  the  body. 

Tji   sale,  a  selling, 
sail  of  a  ship. 

p    strait,  narrow, 
straight,  direct. 

TT  tale,  a  story. 
tail  of  a  horse. 


Jjesson  76 — Oral. 


brake,  for  wheels;  a  fern; 
A       a  thicket. 

break,  to  part  by  force. 

T>  daze,  to  confuse. 
days,  plural  of  day. 

p   lade,  to  load. 
laid,  placed. 


D 


wade  in  the  water. 
weighed,  did  weigh. 


rain,  water  from  clouds. 
E  rein,  part  of  a  bridle, 
reign,  to  rule. 

-p   wait,  to  stay. 
weight,  heaviness. 

p   way,  a  path;  a  method, 
weigh,  to  find  the  weight. 


H 


wave,  of  the  ocean. 
waive,  to  set  aside. 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER.  16 

Ijesson  /^ — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences.    Fill  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson.] 

Shall  there  be  no  more  cakes  and  (A)? — Shakespeare.  Age 
and  want  sit  smiling  at  the  (E). — Pope,  Quick  was  the  little 
(F)'s  reply.  Her  eyes,  her  hair,  her  cheek,  her  (E),  her 
voice. — Shakespeare.  They  (B)  in  all  (B)  apples.  A  breath 
can  make  them,  as  a  breath  has  (F). — Goldsmith.  The  war- 
horse  shakes  his  (G).  Spoil,  like  (D)s  unopened  to  the 
sun.-r- Fowngr.  (H)  and  female  created  He  them.— 5t6Ze.  Cain 
murdered  (C).  What  (A) s  the  man?  Most  men  take  care 
of  the  (G)  chance.     He  gave  (D). 

Ijesson  75 — Written. 

When  (B)  and  anguish  wring  the  brow. — Scott.  Old 
Ocean's  gray  and  melancholy  (E). — Bryant.  White  as  a 
white  (F)  on  a  dusky  sea. — Byron.  Kate,  like  the  hazel 
twig,  is  (G)  and  slender.  (C)  or  red?  Nay,  very  (C). — 
Shakespeare.  These  little  things  are  (A)  to  little  man. — 
GoldsThith.  Children  like  fairy  (H)s.  Ill  fares  the  land,  to 
hastening  ills  a  (D). — Goldsmith.  The  (B)  fell  into  the  (C). 
He  bought  a  (A)  at  the  (F).     He  (F)ed  through  the  (G). 

Ijesson  76 — Written. 

The  captive  bending  with  the  (F)  of  bonds. — Glover.  Oh, 
stretch  thy  (E) ,  fair  peace. — Pope.  Hither,  hither  wend  your 
(G). — Drake.  I  (H)  my  right  as  king. — Waller.  Where  bil- 
lows never  (A). — Garth.  Why  do  you  (D)  in  the  brook, 
little  maid? — Anon.  His  fear  seemed  to  (B)  him.  (H) 
succeeding  (H)  they  go. — Dyer.  He  (F)ed  six  (B)  before 
he  could  (C)  the  ship.  (F)  until  I  (G)  this.  It  (D)  a  ton. 
The  (E)  being  broken,  the  horse  ran  away.  Softly  on  my 
eyelids  (C). — Milton.     He  sends  His  (E). 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  /7— Oral. 

a  (a  short),  as^in  at. 

gash* 

brad 

adz 

dash 

rash 

crag 

wrap* 

grand 

clan 

snag 

chap 

clash 

dram 

stag 

lash 

drank 

lamb* 

clap 

drag* 

stand* 

Zesson  /c?— Oral. 

• 

jamb 

scan 

trap* 

cramp 

hank 

smash* 

than 

scamp 

crab 

bade 

pack 

tramp* 

slab 

rang 

sham 

scant 

mash 

hack 

tack* 

strap* 

Zesson  W — Oral. 

clar^et 

gar^ret 

saVver 

stag^ger 

matin 

scant  y* 

chap  ter 

tas  sel* 

shag  gy 

ac  rid 

pat  tern 

cab  in* 

dap  pie 

jacket* 

sand  wich 

gath  er* 

arid 

cav  ern 

shatter 

blad  der 

Jjesson 

^(9— Oral. 

rat^tle* 

fam^ish 

ran^sack 

dan^gle 

ram  ble 

ban  ter 

tar  ry 

bat  ter 

sam  pie 

lath  er 

plan  et 

asp  en 

sat  in 

rapid 

las  so 

ar  row* 

nar  row* 

tran  quil 

tat  tie* 

bar  rer 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


17 


Jjesson  77 — Written. 

[Fill  blanks  from  words  given  here.] 

clan  snag         brad 

-s  of  the  rattlesnake  are  hollow. 
■  will  not  split  the  board. 


fang 


stag 

The 
The- 

Each  Scottish  family  had  its  own . 

The  boat  struck  a and  sank. 

The swam  across  the  lake. 

[Write,  as  a  part  of  each  lesson  on  this  page,  sentences  containing  words 
marked  with  a  *  in  the  corresponding  opposite  lesson.] 


Zesson  /(?— Written. 


hank 

We 


pack 


crab 


scan 


sham 


-  with  care  each  page. 

She  bought  a of  yarn  at  the  store. 

Do  not  say for  carry. 

A battle  was  fought. 

Did  you  ever  see  a walk  ? 


How  does  it  walk  ? 


Ijesson  /^—Written. 


matin 

A  silver 
That  — 
The  — 


dapple       arid 

—  is  on  the  table. 

•  gray  horse  is  handsome. 


salver       garret 


-  sands  of  the  desert  are  hot. 

Birds  trill  their songs  in  the  tree-tops. 

Like  a  cat  in  a  strange . 


banter 

Be  — 
A 


Zesson  20 — Written, 
planet      aspen      tarry      tranquil 

You  are  safe. 


—  does  not  twinkle  ;  a  star  does. 

The trembled  in  the  breeze. 

Never old  people.     Be  respectful  to  them. 

Boatman  !  do  not . 

2— S 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  ^/— Oral. 

e  (e  short 

),  as  in  met. 

mess 

send 

theft 

hemp 

less* 

tend 

yelk 

flesh 

debt 

bent 

tent* 

spent* 

lend* 

smelt 

them 

fend 

clench 

whelp 

bled* 

rend 

Zesson  22 — Oral. 

rent 

strength 

fled 

splen^did* 

helm 

shelf* 

fret* 

ves  sel* 

drench 

depth 

yelp 

mess  mate 

tempt 

dense 

clev  er 

tem  pie 

length 

fence* 

mes  sage 

tem  pest 

Zesson  ^e?— Oral. 

wheth^er* 

er^rand 

er^ror 

ter^ror 

ten  ant 

eel  lar* 

fet  lock 

ref  uge 

sever 

des  pot 

helm  et 

meth  od 

neth  er 

chem  ist 

rel  ic 

beck  on* 

merry 

cher  ub 

mel  on* 

emp  ty* 

Zesson  24^ — Oral. 

bev^el 

pep^per* 

lev^el 

rep^tile 

rev  el 

sen  tence' 

vel  vet* 

pres  ent 

net  tie 

del  uge 

hem  lock     per  ish 

nest  le 

gest  ure 

fet  ter 

cher  ish 

freck  le* 

very* 

fres  cp 

mel  low 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  19 

Jjesson  27 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

drench        smelt       whelp        yelk        debt 

is  a  millstone  around  the  neck. 

The  rain  will us  if  we  stay  here. 

The is  a  very  good  fish. 

The  Honess  is  fond  of  her s. 

The of  an  egg  is  yellow. 

Ijesson  22 — Written. 
dense         helm         rent         fled        tempt 

The  deer from  the  hunter. 

no  one  to  do  wrong. 

The  ship  obeys  her . 

The  man  could  not  pay  his . 

We  did  not  go  through  the wood. 

Zesson  23 — Written. 
merry      tenant      error       terror      errand 

They  ran  away  in . 

When  sent  on  an  — -^  go  quickly. 

Three girls  are  we. 

The moved  out  of  the  house. 

Take  care  not  to  make  an . 

Ijesson  2Ji, — Written, 
nettle      perish      fresco      reptile      cherish 

The  Hzard  is  an  ugly . 


Can  the  artist the  walls  ? 

The is  a  useful  plant  in  some  countries. 

Our  parents  will us,  and  we  should  obey  them. 

They  were  afraid  they  should  all . 


20  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  25 — Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

e  (e  long),  as  in  me. 


i    be,  to  exist. 
bee,  an  insect. 

D  beat,  to  strike. 
beet,  a  vegetable. 

p  beech,  a  tree. 
beach,  the  shore. 

pv  cede,  to  give. 
seed  of  a  plant. 


Tji  dear,  costly. 
deer,  an  animal. 

Y  feat,  an  act  performed, 
feet,  plural  of  foot. 

p   flee,  to  run  away, 
flea,  an  insect. 

XT  Greece,  a  country. 
grease,  melted  fat. 


Jjesson  ^6*— Oral. 


»    heal,  to  make  well. 
heel,  part  of  the  foot. 

-D  hear,  to  listen. 
here,  in  this  place. 

p   leaf  of  a  plant, 
lief,  willingly. 


D 


leak,  to  let  in  water. 


leek,  a  vegetable. 

Jjesson  27— Ovdil. 


p  mean,  vile;  middle  part, 
mien,  manner. 

meet,  to  come  together. 
F   meat,  flesh. 

mete,  to  measure. 

p   peal,  a  loud  sound. 
peel  an  apple. 

XT  pleas,  excuses. 

please,  to  make  glad. 


A    peace,  quiet. 
piece,  a  part. 

T>  reed,  a  hollow  stalk, 
read  a  book. 

Q   seem,  to  appear, 
seam  of  a  garment. 

jy  see,  to  behold. 
sea,  the  ocean. 


J,  steel,  refined  iron, 
steal,  to  take  as  a  thief. 

p  teem,  to  be  full. 
team  of  horses. 

Q  the,  an  adjective. 
thee,  pronoun. 

TT  week,  seven  days. 
weak,  not  strong. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  21 

Jjesson  25 — Written. 

I  Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

The  (A)  goes  by  with  a  lazy  hum. — Mrs.  Oakes  Smith.  The 
wicked  (G)  when  no  man  pursueth. — Bible.  Grateful  (H), 
with  streaming  eyes. — Pope.  Recounts  the  (F)s  of  youth. — 
Thomson.  Horses'  hoofs  that  (B)  the  ground. — Dry  den.  Soft 
like  a  spirit's  are  their  (F). — Strode.  The  wicked  (G) 
which  each  man  pursueth. — Squibob.  To  (A),  or  not  to 
(A). — Shakespeare.  Go  drive  the  (E) .^Pope.  The  warlike 
(C),  the  ash,  for  nothing  ill. — Spenser.  The  king  will  (D) 
the  country.     Plant  the  (B)  (D).     Play  on  the  (C). 

Zesson  ^^— Written. 

The  thunder  (G),  on  (G).  No  ear  can  (B),  no  tongue 
can  tell. — Byron.  Hunger  gave  a  relish  to  her  (F). — Dryden. 
Emulous  to  (H)  him. — Thomson.     The  larkspur  listens,  "  I 

(B),    I    (B)." — Tennyson.      What    majCStic     (E). — Pope.       Do 

not  (G)  the  (D).  A  once  bright  rose's  withered  (C). — 
Moore.  I  had  as  (C)  (F)  a  tiger.  I  put  my  (A)  on  the 
(D).  His  (H)  were  not  listened  to.  The  wound  will  (A). 
We  will  (F)  (B).  With  what  measure  ye  {¥).— Bible.  He 
that  holds  fast  the  golden  (E). — Cowp&r. 

I/esson  27 — Written. 

Like  (B)s  before  the  blast. — Hewitt.  Whose  golden  touch 
could  soften  (E)  and  stones. — Shakespeare.  Calm  and  unruf- 
fled as  a  summer's  (D). — Addison.  Her  bright  brain  (F)ed 
with   fancies. — All  the  Year  Round.     None   knew    (G)   but  to 

love    (G). — HallecL      The   silent  hours    (E)    on. — Shakespeare. 

The  admiration  only  of  (H)  minds. — Milton.  (A)  hath  her 
victories.— J[ft7<on.  He  (C)s  able  to  hold  (G)  (F).  (B)  the 
book  next  (H).  All  of  a  (A)  throughout,  and  all 
divine . — Drydm.    Sew  up  the  ( C ) . 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jyesson 

^c?— Oral. 

i  (i  short),  as  in  it. 

sift* 

lint 

sink* 

wink 

dint 

fist 

mint 

sick* 

wish* 

tilt 

wilt 

glib 

wick 

film 

limb 

whiz 

skip* 

grim 

wig 

brig 

Ijesson  29 — Oral. 

brink 

chink 

/,    drink* 

skiff 

think* 

drill 

chick 

bridge 

bring* 

fling 

frisk 

brisk 

spill 

quill* 

cliff 

sling   i. 

spring* 

prism 

whisk 

thrill 

JOesson  J(9— Oral. 

' 

twist* 

swift* 

tim^ber 

tin'der 

crisp* 

thrift 

trig  ger 

lim  ner 

cringe 

filth* 

hith  er 

thith  er 

midst 

squint 

sliv  er* 

vis  it 

drift 

glimpse 

bick  er 

stin  gy 

Zesson  J*/— Oral. 

kin/die* 

quin^sy 

lim^it 

sin^ew 

crip  pie* 

dim  pie* 

scrib  ble 

trick  le 

sniv  el 

mil  let 

mis  sive 

tick  et* 

lim  bo 

ingot 

bish  op 

bit  tern 

cis  tern 

city 

fin  ish* 

frig  ate 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  23 

Zesson  ^6"— Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

mint  dint  mist  lint  film 

A of  oil  was  on  the  water. 


A  fine came  down  over  the  land. 

She  put  some on  the  wound.     What  is  lint? 

Money  is  coined  at  the . 

He  made  a in  the  board. 

Ijesson  29 — Written. 
chink         drill         prism         skiff         cliff 

Do  you  like  to  ride  in  a ? 

The rose  high  above  the  ocean. 

The  miner  bored  the  rock  with  a . 

The shows  seven  colors. 

Stop  the in  the  floor. 

Zesson  30 — Written. 
glimpse      limner      bicker      thrift      cringe 

I  had  only  a of  the  deer  as  he  ran. 

The  slave s  before  his  master. 

By we  may  soon  gather  wealth. 

A paints  portraits. 

Avoid  a ing  disposition. 

Zesson  37 — Written. 
millet     frigate    bittern     missive     scribble 

I  sent  a by  the  postman. 

is  good  feed  for  horses. 

Write  plainly;  do  not . 


The sailed  proudly  away. 

I  saw  a fl5^ng  over  the  lake. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Wesson  ,?^— Oral) 
6  (o  short),  as  in  not. 


dock 

shock 

prop 

bronze 

soft* 

mock 

stock 

loft 

song* 

cost* 

lost* 

long 

flog 

moth* 

clot 

clog 

crop 

flop 

gone 

troth 

Ijesson  33 — Oral. 

thong 

strong* 

scofF 

dross 

fosse 

prompt* 

^     lodge 

copse 

solve 

cross* 

odd 

sconce 

froth* 

prong 

blonde 

frost 

gloss 

wrong* 

throng 

frond 

Zesson  34- — Oral. 

hop^per 

com^bat 

com^plex 

com^merce 

dock  et 

lock  et* 

sock  et 

sol  der 

both  er 

son  net 

cob  bier* 

con  quer 

mon  ster 

for  age 

body 

ros  in 

cob  web* 

schol  ar* 

coffin* 

com  post 

Zesson  e?cJ— Oral. 

com^rade 

prom^ise* 

hon^or 

con^gress 

copy* 

con  cord 

holly 

prov  erb 

for  est* 

con  sul 

gos  sip 

object 

hon  est* 

doc  ile 

loz  enge 

proc  ess 

on  ward 

glob  ule 

pol  ish 

sol  id* 

[Drill  well  on  words  usually  mispronounced.] 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  (26. 

Ijesson  32 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

clot         dock         bronze         loft         troth 

James  went  up  into  the . 

The  vessel  sailed  into  the . 


A of  blood  was  on  the  ax. 

A statue  of  the  President  was  erected. 

The  young  girl  plighted  her . 

Zesson  J  J— Written. 
thong        dross        copse        fosse        frond 

We  cut  the  brush  in  the . 

His  shoes  were  tied  with  a of  leather. 

The of  a  fern  is  pretty.     What  is  a  fern? 

The around  the  castle  was  deep  and  wide. 

Purify  the  gold  from  its . 

Jjesson  34- — Written. 
rosin      sonnet      docket      forage      combat 

Soldiers  often  have  to for  food. 

The  judge  placed  the  case  on  his . 

How  is made  ? 

That  poet  writes  beautiful s. 

The  armies  met  in outside  the  city.      » 

Jjesson  35 — Written. 
globule      concord      consul      docile      holly 

The is  green,  and  its  berries  are  red. 

A child  is  loved  by  all. 

in  your  play  gives  pleasure  to  all. 

The sailed  for  China. 

A of  water  is  called  a  drop. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  Jtf— Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

i  (i  long) ,  as  in  fine. 


aisle,  a  narrow  passage, 
*       as,  the  aisle  of  a  church, 
isle,  an  island. 
Ill,  I  will. 

bridle  for  a  horse. 
bridal,  a  wedding. 

Q  find,  to  discover, 
fined,  did  fine. 

j^  clime,  a  region, 
climb,  to  mount. 


B 


cite,  to  summon;  to  quote. 
E  site,  a  situation. 

sight,  the  sense  of  seeing. 

p   die,  to  expire. 
dye,  to  color. 

^  dying,  expiring. 
dyeing,  coloring. 

bye,  good  bye. 
H  by,  near. 

buy,  to  purchase. 


Zesson  .??'— Oral. 


»    hie,  to  hasten. 
^  high,  lofty. 

-n   hide,  a  skin;  to  conceal. 
hied,  did  hie. 

idle,  not  busy. 
C   idol,  a  false  god. 

idyl,  a  short  pastoral  poem. 

jA  islet,  a  little  island, 
eyelet,  a  little  hole. 


-p,  indite,  to  write. 

indict,  to  charge  with 
crime. 

^   lie,  falsehood;  to  recline, 
lye,  a  liquid. 

p   liar,  one  who  lies. 

lyre,  a  musical  instrument. 

XT  mite,  a  particle, 
might,  power. 


Zfesson  SS—OtA. 


A    night,  time  of  darkness. 
knight,  a  title. 

g  miner,  one  who  mines. 
minor,  less;  one  under  age. 

p   pries,  lifts;  looks  into. 
prize,  reward. 

-pv  quire,  24  sheets  of  paper. 
choir,  a  band  of  singers. 


J,  side,  the  edge, 
sighed,  did  sigh. 

Tji   size,  bulk. 

sighs,  does  sigh. 

rite,  a  ceremony. 
p   write,  to  form  letters. 
Wright,  a  workman. 
right,  correct. 


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Ijesson  36 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Summer  (A)s  of  Eden  Ipng  in  dark  purple  spheres  of 
sea. — Tmnyson,  He  was  (E)d  to  the  court  and  (C).  May 
one  step  higher  (D). — Dryden.  The  sounding  (A)s  of  the 
dim  woods  rang. — Mrs.  Hemam.  This  is  a  fine  (E)  for  the 
house.  Go  and  (H)  a  (B).  They  expected  to  (C)  him 
(G)  (H)  the  road-side.  Father  of  all !  in  every  age,  in 
every  (D)  adored. — Pope.  The  bashful  blood  her  snowy 
cheeks  did  (F). — Spenser.  The  (B)  of  the  earth  and  sky. — 
Herbert.    We  must  all  (F)  sooner  or  later. 

Z/esson  37 — Written. 

Like  a  long  team  of  snowy  swans  on  (A) . — Dryden.  Heaven 
from  all  creatures  (B)s  the  book  of  fate. — Pope.  Apollo 
tuned  the  (G). — Pope.  Stretched  his  feathered  fans  with 
all  his  (H). — Dryden.  As  (C)  as  a  painted  ship  upon  a 
painted  ocean. — Coleridge.  I  will  (E)  a  letter  to  you.  (A) 
to  yon  (D)  in  the  sea.  He  was  (E)ed  for  murder.  The 
(C)  of  his  sire.  Then  he  (B)  him  away  to  the  Dismal 
Swamp.  Did  you  ever  see  (H)s  in  cheese?  (F)  is  made 
from  ashes.     Make  an  (D).     Every  one  despises  a  (G). 

Zesson  J'ci'— Written. 

Seemed  almost  to  exhale  in  (F) . — Moore.  She  has  laughed 
as  softly  as  if  she  (E). — Mrs.  Browning.  The  brisk  (B)  pants 
for  twenty-one. — Pope.  Where  (G)s  divine  were  paid. — 
Dryden.  Assist  the  (D)  of  angcls. — Waller.  With  half  your 
wit,  your  years,  and  (F). — Swift.  He  will  (G)  the  (C)  essay. 
The  (B)  (C)  into  the  earth.  Is  this  the  (G)  (E)?  The 
(A)  was  clad  in  armor.  Make  me  a  child  again,  just  for 
to- (A). — E.  A.  Allen.     Always  dare  to  do  the  (G). 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson  39 — Oral. 


ti  (u  short),  as  in  up. 

cuflf* 

puflf 

fuzz 

buzz 

suck 

crumb 

tuck 

buck 

blush* 

blunt* 

grunt 

stunt 

cluck 

chuck 

clung 

flung 

stung* 

strung 

stuck 

truck 

Zesson  ^0 — Oral. 

skulk 

lungs* 

trust 

tuft 

bulk 

dusk* 

scud 

scum 

stun 

lump 

husk 

scrub* 

pumps* 

grub 

jump 

gulf 

crust* 

mumps 

strut 

thus 

Ijesson  ^/ — Oral. 

sun^dry 

fun^gus 

cus^tom 

rud^der 

sul  len* 

mus  cle 

shut  tie 

mut  ter 

tur  ret 

sum  mit 

suf  fer 

plun  der 

strug  gle 

stut  ter* 

clus  ter 

smug  gle 

cur  ry 

dul  cet 

sud  den* 

stub  born* 

Lesson  4-2 — Oral. 

puMic 

flut'ter 

stuc^co 

mus^tard* 

cur  die* 

ut  most 

rus  tic 

sup  pie 

hur  ry* 

study 

mud  dy* 

pub  lish 

vult  ure 

utter 

up  ward 

rus  set 

rum  ble 

put  ty* 

stum  ble 

bun  die 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


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Jjesson  39 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

clung        blunt        buck        stunt 

John  drew  the  barrel  on  his . 

Smoking  will your  growth. 


The  drowning  sailor 


The  hunter  shot  a  fine  - 

Is  not  the  blade  of  your  knife 


to  the  rock. 
—  in  the  forest. 


Ijesson  4-0 — Written. 
tuft         bulk         scud         skulk 

The  ship  must before  the  blast. 

The of  wheat  is  called  chaff. 

Many  quails  have  a on  the  head. 

The  truant ed  down  the  alley. 


The  elephant  is  a  beast  of  great . 

Ijesson  ^/ — Written. 
summit     fungus     rudder     dulcet 

The notes  of  birds  are  heard. 

They  reached  the  — —  of  the  mountain. 

Bring  me  a of  ripe  grapes. 

The  mushroom  is  a .     What  is  that? 

•    A  ship  is  steered  by  its . 


Ijesson  4-2 — Written. 
rumble     stucco     russet     publish 

The is  one  of  the  largest  of  birds. 

He  will the  paper  daily. 

Our  summer  such  a livery  wears. 

The on  these  walls  is  very  fine. 

The of  the  earthquake  was  terrible. 


truck 


husk 


cluster 


vulture 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  4^. 

Words 

showing  the  lengthening 

power 

of  e  final. 

at 

ate 

met 

mete 

bat 

bate 

prim 

prime 

pat 

pate 

chin 

chine 

sat 

sate 

rim 

rime 

sag 

sage 

lin 

line 

wag 

wage 

sin 

sine 

dam 

dame 

cub 

cube 

Sam 

same 

nod 

node 

ban 

bane 

mop 

mope 

fan 

fane 

tun 

tune 

van 

vane 

dun 

dune 

nap 

nape 

tub 

tube 

Jjesson  44. 

Write  the  words  below.  Form  new 
words  from  them  by  adding  e.  Define 
each,  and  mark  the  vowels. 


fat 

rag 

rid 

fin 

hat 

can 

rip 

tin 

mat 

man 

hug 

win 

rat 

pan 

pur 

not 

lad 

cap 

cur 

rod 

mad 

dim 

sham 

hop 

pin 

bit 

din 

dot 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


%l 


Zesson  4,5. 

Parts  of  the  Body. 

hand 

cheek 

beard 

breast 

head 

tooth 

knee 

tongue 

skull 

brain 

palm 

throat 

nail 

wrist 

thumb 

nerves 

neck 

pulse 

fln^ger 

an%le 

arm 

foot 

elbow 

knuck  le 

thigh 

spine 

tem  pie 

shoul  der 

Ijesson  4-6. 

Wild  Animals. 

elk 

bea^ver 

jack^al 

squir^rel 

wolf 

wea  sel 

o  ce  lot 

pan  ther 

sloth 

monk  ey 

ga  zelle^ 

rac  coon^ 

ti^ger 

er  mine 

jaguar^ 

an^te  lope 

otter 

bab  oon^ 

go  riria 

el  e  phant 

moose 

cham^ois 

wild^cat 

o  pos^sum 

rab'bit 

rein  deer 

leop  ard 

kan  ga  roo' 

Ijesson  47. 

The  School  Boom. 

bell 

pens 

pamper 

cray^ons 

clock 

stove 

pu  pils 

pict  ures 

maps 

chart 

brooms 

point  ers 

desks 

chalk 

pen^cils 

plat  form 

slates 

ta^ble 

teach  er 

book  case 

books 

knives 

rub  bers 

stove  pipe 

chairs 

ruVers 

spong  es 

black  board 

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CALIFORNIA  SPELLER. 


Ijesson  ^<?— Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

0  (o  long),  as  in  tone. 

coarse,  not  fine;  rude. 

E  course,  place  for  racing; 

direction;  path. 

xn   coarser,  more  coarse. 


»    bold,  brave. 
bowled,  did  bowl. 


T»  bored,  did  bore. 
board,  a  plank. 

p   beau,  a  suitor;  a  dandy. 
bow,  a  weapon. 


D 


bolder,  more  bold. 
bowlder,  a  stone. 

ZfCSSOn  4-9 — Oral 


courser,  a  swift  steed. 

p   core,  the  inside. 

corps,  a  body  of  men. 

TT  doe,  female  deer. 

dough,  unbaked  bread. 


.    fore,  front, 
four,  twice  two. 

T»  fourth,  last  of  four. 
forth,  out; 

grocer,  dealer  in  provisions. 
C       etc. 

grosser,  coarser. 

pv  groan,  a  moan.  ^ 
grown,  done  growing. 


-p  hoard,  a  treasure. 

horde,  a  wandering  tribe. 

p  hole,  an  opening, 
whole,  all. 

p  holy,  sacred, 
wholly,  entirely. 

hose,  flexible  pipe;  stock- 
H         ings. 

hoes,  plural  of  hoe. 


Ijesson  50 — Oral. 


A    loan,  something  lent. 
lone,  alone;  lonely. 

T»  moan,  a  lament, 
mown,  cut  down. 

p  moat,  a  ditch. 
mote,  a  particle. 

pv  no,  a  denial. 

know,  to  understand. 


E 


nose  on  the  face. 
knows,  does  know. 


oar,  for  rowing. 
F   ore  of  metals. 
o'er,  over. 

p  ode,  a  poem. 
owed,  did  owe. 


iH 


oh,  an  exclamation 
owe,  to  be  in  debt. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  33 

JOesson  ^8 — Written. 

Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
oppo:site  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

The  winged  (F),  like  a  generous  horse,  shows  most  true 
mettle  when  you  check  his  (E). — Pope.  And  as  he  (A)  and 
(D)  grew.  An  Indian  hunter,  with  unstrung  (C) . — Longfellow. 
He  (A)  down  Tom's  wicket.  Wells  are  (B)  for  oil.  Meal 
is  (F)  than  flour.  The  torrent  swept  the  (D)s  down.  (C) 
Brummel  set  the  fashions  of  his  time.  Sprang  like  a  start- 
led (H).  His  (G)  marched  to  battle.  Put  the  (H)  on  the 
(B).  Throw  away  the  (G)  of  the  apple.  Take  care  that 
your  manner  is  not  (E). 

Ijesson  ^9 — Written. 

Our  (E)  is  little,  but  our  hearts  are  great. — Tennyson.  His 
tastes  are  (C)  than  mine.  His  youthful  (H),  well  saved, 
a  world  too  wide. — Shakespeare.  A  (E)  of  Tartars.  Take  time 
by  the  (A)  lock. — Swift.  Behold  the  locks  which  are  (D) 
white. — Addison.  The  (C)  sold  him  (A)  of  his  best  (H). 
Go  (B),  the  (F)  world  is  before  you.  The  (B)  man  (D)ed 
when  he  fell  in  the  (F).  I  am  (G)  without  money,  and 
many  with  money  are  not  (G).  And  shout,  and  (D),  and 
saber  stroke. — Campbell.    The  (H)  is  burst. 

JJesson  50 — Written. 

For  (A)  oft  loses  both  itself  and  friend. — Shakespeare.    The 

scent  of  meadows  newly  (B).      The  (C)  that  is  in  thy 

brother's  eye. — Bible.    With  spectacles  on  (E). — Shakespeare. 

By  knowledge  we  do  learn  ourselves  to  (D). — Spenser.     He 

read  it  (F)  and  (F).     And  filled  the  (C)s  and  ditches  with 

the  slam.^Dryden.      The  (A)  tree  stood   upon  the  plain. 

(H)  (D)  I  cannot  write  an  (G).     A  piece  of  iron  (F).     I 

(H)  him  nothing.     He  (G)  me  money.     Place  the  (F)s  in 

the  boat.     He  (E)  I  am  his  friend. 
3— S 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  57. 

a-:ai, 

ay,  ea,  ei,  ey,  ua. 

hail 

nail 

dai^ly 

gayiy* 

gain 

pain* 

dain  ty* 

paint  er 

dray 

stay 

play  ful 

pay  ment 

rein 

vein 

plain  ly 

hei  nous 

they 

whey 

eyry 

dai  ry 

frail* 

quail* 

tai lor 

sail  or 

grain 

sprain 

rain  y 

pain  ful 

paint 

quaint 

plaint  iflf 

plaint  ive 

raise 

prai^ 

dai  sy* 

rax  sin 

break 

steak 

break  ing 

play  thing 

To  be  ungrateful  is  a  heinous  crime. 
The  eagle  looks  down  from  his  eyry. 
The  plaintiff  won  his  suit  by  the  plaintive  appeals  of  his 
lawyer. 

There  were  twenty  cows  in  his  dairy. 
They  separate  the  curd  from  the  whey. 

There  purple  pansies,  quaint  and  low, 

Forget-me-nots  and  violets  grow. 

[Fill  the  blanks  below  from  words  marked  with  a  *.] 


A  tuft  of s  on  a  flowery  lea. 

He sang  as  he  went  his  way. 

While  the clamors  for  his  running  mate. 

is  no  longer when  it  is  past. 


plank  between  them  and  death, 
plant  is  the  ivy  green. 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 

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Jyesson  52. 

e=ee, 

ea,  ie. 

meat 

seat 

cheat 

wheat 

bead 

lead 

breed 

bleed 

teak 

weak 

speak 

sneak 

teas6 

please 

cheese 

breeze 

clear* 

year 

drear 

smear 

sheaf 

leaf 

thief* 

grief 

leap 

reap* 

cheap 

deep 

heal 

meal 

steal 

squeal 

freeze 

sneeze 

wheeze 

squeeze 

cease 

lease 

crease 

grease 

eaves* 

leaves* 

beeves 

sleeves 

w(  ed* 

seed* 

creed 

greed 

The  greed  of  man  makes  untold  misery. 

How  brief  is  our  lease  of  happiness  here. 

Ten  fine  fat  beeves  were  sold  to  the  drover. 

The  melancholy  days  are  come,  the.  saddest  of  the  year. 

Who  steals  my  purse  steals  trash. 

[Fill  the  blanks  below  from  words  marked  with  a  *.] 


Death  comes  like  a in  the  night. 

As  ye  sow,  so  shall  ye . 

Pull  up  the that  it  may  not  bear 

The  swallow  twitters  about  the 


Blithely  she  sings,  and  sweet,  and 
Around  her  climb  the  woodbine 


In  a  golden  atmosphere. — Celia  Thaxter. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  53 

Words  alike,  or  nearly 

Vl  (u  long) ,  as  in  use.     u 

*    blew,  did  blow.  y 

blue,  a  color. 


T^  due,  owing. 
dew,  moisture. 

ewe,  a  sheep. 
C  you,  a  pronoun. 
yew,  a  tree. 

j^  flue,  a  chimney. 
^  flew,  did  fly. 


-Oral. 

alike,  in  sound. 

(u  short) ,  as  in  us. 

hue,  color. 
hew,  to  cut. 


knew,  did  know. 
new,  not  old. 
gnu,  an  animal. 

slue,  to  turn, 
slew,  did  slay. 

duel,  combat  of  two. 
dual,  twofold. 


l/esson  54-- 

E 


but,  a  conjunction. 
A  butt,  a  cask;  an  end;  an 
object  of  ridicule. 

-D  dun,  a  color. 
done,  finished. 

p   one,  a  unit. 
won,  gained. 

-pv  sun,  the  light  giver. 
son,  a  male  cMld. 


tun,  a  cask. 
ton,  a  weight. 


Zesson  55 

E 


-D  color,  as  blue,  red,  etc. 
culler,  one  who  culls. 

p   currant,  a  berry. 
current  of  a  river. 

J.  cousin,  a  relative. 
cozen,  to  cheat. 


F 


G 


H 


—Oral. 

ruff  of  a  dress. 
rough,  uneven. 

skull,  part  of  the  head, 
scull,  an  oar;  to  row. 

sum,  the  whole. 
some,  a  part. 

plum,  a  fruit. 
plumb,  a   lead  and  line; 
perpendicular. 

-Oral. 

pumice,  a  stone. 
pomace,  crushed  apples. 

sutler,  an  army  trader, 
subtler,  more  subtle. 

sucker,  a  fish, 
succor,  aid. 

none,  not  any. 
nun,  one  who  lives  in  a 
nunnery. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  37 

Jjesson  53 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Oh!  I  could  (E)  up  rocks. — Shakespeare.  The  (C),  obedient 
to  the  bender's  will. — Spenser.    Crocus  cups  of  gold  and  (A) . — 

Montgomery.      'T  Is  nonsense   to  dispute   about  a  (E). — Byron. 

No  bees  around  your  cradle  (D). — Pope.  (G)  the  stick 
around.  Burr  (G)  Hamilton  in  a  (H).  The  wind  (A) 
and  set  the  (D)  on  fire.  He  (F)  the  (C)  was  lost.  The 
(F)  lives  in  Africa.  The  hypocrite  lives  a  (H)  life.  Morn- 
ing (B). 

I  take  this  garland,  not  as  given  by  (C), 

But  as  my  merit,  and  my  beauty's  (B). — Dryden. 

JJesson  54^ — Written. 

E'en  the  (E)  rocks  with  tender  myrtle  bloom. — Addison. 
Of  friends,  however  humble,  scorn  not  (C) . — Wordsworth.  His 
(F)  was  cloven,  his  life  was  (B).  Learning  by  study  must 
be  {C).—Gay.  The  (A)  of  all  good-natured  fun.  The  (E) 
that  touched  Queen  Bess's  chin. — Young.  For  downy  peaches 
and  the  glossy  (H). — Dryden.  The  (D)  was  pouring  his 
splendors. — Longfellow.  (G)  COWS  are  (B).  The  (G)  of  hap- 
piness is  contentment.  My  (D),  let  integrity  be  the  (H) 
line  of  your  actions.     Can  you  (F)  a  boat? 

Ijesson  55 — Written. 

Idiots  only  may  be  (D)ed  twice.— Dj-yden.  A  (B)  of  trifles. 
The  great  (A)  of  Heidelberg  contains  six  hundred  hogs- 
heads.   The  rushing  (C)  bears  us  down,  we  cry  in  vain  for 

(G).      Thou    COmest    like    a   veiled    (H). — Jane  T.  Worthington. 

How  much  is  a  (A)?  The  soldiers  upset  the  (F)'s  tent. 
His  (D)  made  cider  from  the  (E).  Woman's  instinct  is 
(F)  than  man's.  What  is  the  (B)  of  the  (C)?  He  fished 
for  (G)s,  but  caught  (H).  (E)  stone  brightens  metals 
that  are  rubbed  with  it. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson  cJ6*— Oral. 

a=ai,  ay,  ei,  ey,  au,  ao,  e,  ee. 

yea 

pail* 

rail 

mail 

aim 

gray 

laid 

rain 

ray* 

clay 

pray 

tray* 

bay 

staid 

play  ^ 

veil 

bail 

fail* 

snail* 

claim 

Jjesson  fJ?'— Oral. 

brain 

gain* 

paid* 

wail 

vain 

bray 

main 

raid 

slay 

sway 

fray 

gaol 

flail 

aid 

prey 

flay 

chain* 

jail- 

trail 

braid"* 

Lesson  J^— Oral. 

twain 

slain 

strain 

-    train* 

saint 

taint 

trait 

plaint 

spray 

gauge 

waist* 

stray* 

feint 

feign 

reign 

deign 

neigh* 

freight 

weight* 

sleigh 

Lesson  59 — Oral. 

de^tail 

a  vaiV 

per  tain^ 

up  braid^ 

bail  iff 

pre  vail 

melee 

re  tail* 

saint ly* 

con  strain 

ab  stain 

array 

faith  ful* 

de  claim 

ac  quaint 

dis  dain 

cai  tiff 

re  frain* 

obey* 

or  dain 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  39 

Jjesson  56 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

ray  bail  snail  bay  laid 

The  man  gave to  the  court. 

Slowly  and  sadly  we him  down. 

That  boy  is  as  slow  as  a . 

The  skiflf  floats  lightly  on  the . 

Bright  Venus  shot  a  silver . 

I/esson  57 — Written. 
bray  fray  raid  flay  sway 

The  king  ordered  him  to  be ed  alive. 


Unwatched  the  garden  bough  shall . 

My  soul 's  in  arms  and  eager  for  the . 

Did  you  hear  the  donkey ? 

The  general  made  a into  the  enemy's  country. 

Z/esson  58 — Written. 
twain        deign        feign        trait        spray 

She  would  not to  look  at  him. 

He ed  to  be  badly  hurt. 

The dashed  over  the  ship. 

They were  made  one. 

To  forgive  injury  is  a  good . 

Jjesson  J«9— Written. 
bailiff  constrain   upbraid   abstain    declaim 

Many  boys  take  pride  in ing  well. 

Never  feel ed  to  do  wrong. 

always  from  doubtful  acts. 

Never  give  your  parents  cause  to you. 

The arrested  him  for  debt  and  took  him  to  prison. 


40 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER, 

Jjesson  60 — Oral. 


e=ee 

,  gi,  ea,  eo. 

beak 

seam* 

team* 

beam 

ream 

peace 

wreath 

bean 

plead 

steam* 

speech 

tears 

shears* 

ease 

heap 

screech 

heat 

deal 

feed* 

near 

Zesson  6*/— Oral. 

beef* 

cream* 

dream 

deem 

keep* 

feel 

weep 

keen 

meek 

peep 

treat 

wheel* 

teeth 

three 

leave* 

weave 

clean 

glean 

gleam 

scream 

Zesson  62 — Oral. 

beard 

yeast* 

bleak 

creak 

least* 

speak* 

squeak* 

streak 

sneak 

spear 

sheathe 

wreathe 

heath 

leech 

cheek 

league 

beast 

stream 

feast* 

leash 

Zesson  63 — Oral. 

queer* 

steep 

bee^tle 

twee^zers 

sweep 

screen 

fee  ble* 

hea  then 

geese* 

street 

ei  ther* 

nei  ther* 

steer 

creep 

eager 

mea  ger 

fleece 

queen 

peo  pie 

squeam  ish 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  41 

Zfesson  60 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

peace        beak        plead        beam        mead 

rules  the  day,  where  reason  rules  the  mind. 

Morning's  ruddy s  light  the  eastern  sky. 

O'er  the s  I  cast  my  view. 

always  for  the  cause  of  right. 

In  the  bird's was  a  straw. 

Ijesson  67 — Written.  '■■^- 

glean        deem        weep        gleam        keen 

Angel's o'er  one  astray.  - 

blows  the  wintry  wind. 

A from  the  window  shot  far  out  on  the  snow. 

Never yourself  wiser  than  your  elders. 

Ruth  went ing  in  the  fields. 

Ijesson  62 — Written.  . 

sheathe      bleak      heath      leech      league 

The is  lonely  and  drear. 

We the  sword  and  take  the  plow. 

Form  no with  vice. 

blows  the  bitter  blast. 

The  idler  is  a on  society. 

lesson  63 — Written. 
fleece  meager   heathen  squeamish  treason 

The bows  down  to  wood  or  stone. 

Be  not  too in  regard  to  food. 

His  long, figure  receded  from  view. 

Arnold's will  never  be  forgotten. 

Little  lamb,  with of  snow 


42 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson  64- — Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

a=ai,  ay,  ea,  ei,  e. 

base,  vile. 
A  bass,  the  lowest  part  in 
music. 


-D  bays,  arms  of  the  sea. 
baize,  a  kind  of  cloth. 

p   chaste,  pm'e. 
chased,  pursued. 

■pv  Dane,  native  of  Denmark. 
deign,  to  condescend. 


D 


B 


fane,  a  temple. 
E  fain,  gladly, 
feign,  to  pretend. 


T^  faint,  weak, 
feint,  a  pretense. 

p   fate,  destiny, 
fete,  a  festival. 

staid,  sober. 
H  staid,  or  stayed,  did  stay; 
fastened. 


Jjesson  65 — Oral. 


t    hale,  healthy. 

hail,  frozen  rain;  welcome, 

T.  lane,  a  narrow  road, 
lain,  reclined. 

p   maze,  a  tangle. 
maize,  Indian  corn. 


nay,  no. 

neigh  of  a  horse. 


■p  plane,  a  tool;  a  tree, 
plain,  level  ground. 

^  plate,  a  dish;  to  gild. 
plait,  to  weave;  to  twist. 

p   slay,  to  kill. 
sleigh,  a  vehicle. 

TT  place,  a  situation. 
plaice,  a  kind  of  fish. 


Zesson   ffff—Oral. 


A    frays,  quarrels. 

phrase,  related  words. 


nave  of  a  church, 
knave,  a  rogue. 


p   prays,  does  pray, 
praise,  applause. 

vane,  a  weathercock. 
D  vain,  proud;  useless. 
vein,  a  blood  vessel. 


j^  grater,  a  scraper, 
greater,  larger. 

-r^  stake,  money  bet;  a  stick. 
steak,  a  slice  of  meat. 

p  vale,  a  valley, 
veil,  to  cover. 

raze,  to  pull  down. 
H  raise,  to  lift  up. 
rays  of  light. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  43 

Jjesson  64- — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

To  what  (A)  uses  we  may  return. — Shakespeare.  The 
ancient  graves,  and  the  fallen  (E)s. — Mrs.  Hemans.  (C)  as 
the  icicle. — Shakespeare.  All  my  trust  on  Thee  is  (H). — 
WesUy.  That  heart  can  feel,  or  tongue  can  (E). — Moore. 
(C)  old  age  away. — Pope.  For  man  is  man,  and  master  of 
his  (G). — Tennyson.  The  (D)  would  not  (D)  to  speak  En- 
glish. The  (B)  were  calm  and  deep.  A  green  (B)  cur- 
tain. He  made  a  (F)  of  going,  but  (H)  to  the  (G).  I  (E) 
would  weep,  but  tears  refuse  to  come. 

J^esson  6*J— Written. 

Upon  the  grassy  carpet  of  this  (E).  None  were  happier 
in  our  (B). — Bennett.  Though  he  (G)  me,  yet  will  I  trust 
him. — Bible.  In  winding  (C)s  works  her  hidden  hole. — 
Dryden.  A  (A)  old  age.  The  beech,  the  swimming  alder, 
and  the  (E). — Dryden.  The  (H)  has  both  eyes  on  one  side 
of  its  head.  She  (F)s  her  golden  hair.  (F)  sin  with 
gold. — Shakespeare.  His  horse  (D)s  proudly.  (D),  not 
wheat,  but  (C).  This  is  the  (H)  where  he  has  (B)  down. 
I  wield  the  flail  of  the  lashing  (A). — Shelley. 

Ijesson  66 — Written. 

Death  never  won  a  (F)  with  (E)  toil. — Dryden.  That 
man's  a  (B) — ^be  sure  beware  of  him. — Horace.  Bozarris  fell, 
bleeding  at  every  (D).  Slow-dropping  (G)s  of  thinnest 
lawn. — Tennyson.  In  (D)  the  (D)  did  try  to  catch  the  wind. 
Cut  a  thick  (F). — Butcher.  Where  the  (G)s  with  violets 
once  were  crowned. — Dryden.  Diademed  with  (H)  divine. — 
Pope.    He  (C)  for  help.     He  delights  in  (A).     Parse  the  (A). 

Fear  not  the  anger  of  the  wise  to  (H) ; 

Those  best  can  bear  reproof  who  merit  (C), — Pope, 


44  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jyesson  67 > 

Vowels  and  Consonants. 

[Require  pupils  to  commit  these  paragraphs  to  memory,  together  with 
all  rules  for  spelling.] 

There  are  twenty-six  letters  in  our  alphabet.  These  are 
divided  into  two  classes,  vowels  and  consonants. 

The  vowels  are  seven  in  number :  a,  e,  i,  o,  u,  and  in 
many  words  w  and  y.  The  remaining  letters  are  called 
consonants. 

We  often  wish  to  add  a  syllable  to  a  word  to  express 
something  different  from  the  word  itself,  which  we  call  the 
root  word  or  primitive  word.  If  we  place  the  added  sylla- 
ble after  the  word  we  call  it  a  suffix.  If  we  place  it  before 
the  word,  we  call  it  a  prefix.  The  new  words  thus  formed 
are  called  derivatives. 

Sometimes  this  changes  the  terminal  letter  or  letters  of 
the  root  word,  and  we  need  certain  rules  to  guide  us  in 
spelling  the  new  words.     Hence  : 

RULE  1.  Final  y  preceded  by  a  consonant  is  generally  changed  to 
i  before  a  suffix,  unless  the  suffix  begins  with  i;  but  final  y  preceded 
by  a  vowel  is  not  changed. 

Require  pupils  to  apply  this  rule  to  words  in  the  lesson  according  to 
the  following  or  similar— 

MODEL :  In  cry,  final  y  is  changed  to  i  before  adding  es  or  ed  to 
form  cries  or  cried ;  but  does  not  change  to  %  before  adding  ing  to  form 
crjrlng,  because  the  suifix  begins  with  i. 

Let  it  be  written  as  follows : 


cry+es= 

series      cry+ed= 

=cried      cry 

'+ing=crying 

fry 

fries 

fried 

fry  ing 

pry 

pries 

pried 

pry  ing 

spy 

spies 

spied 

spy  ing 

try 

tries 

tried 

try  ing 

dry 

dries 

dried 

dry  ing 

shy 

shies 

shied 

shying 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLEH.  45 

J/esson  68. 

i=y,  ie,  ui,  ai,  u,  e,  ee,  o,  ei,  ia,  oi. 


been* 

build* 

cer^tain* 

pret^ty 

guilt* 

sieve* 

wom  en* 

for  eign* 

built* 

myth 

car  riage* 

tor  toise 

lynx* 

nymph 

syrup 

guin  ea 

sylph 

bus^y* 

syn  tax 

lyr  ic 

The  wood-nymphs,  decked  with  daisies  trim. 

You  will  soon  need  to  study  syntax. 

Every  myth  conveys  a  truth. 

The  tortoise  beat  the  hare,  not  by  swiftness,  but  by  steady 
progress. 

Moore's  sweet  lyric  poems  are  known  wherever  the  En- 
glish language  is  spoken. 

For  rank  is  but  the  guinea's  stamp, 
A  man's  a  man  for  a'  that. — Bums. 

Sylphs  and  fairies  floating  through  the  air. 

[Fill  blanks  below  from  words  marked  with  a  *  ] 

The  lamps  shone  o'er  fair and  brave  men. 

Ye  who your  homes  among  green  leaves. 

Be you  are  right,  then  do  your  duty. 

Wandering  on  a strand. 

The  world  is  full  of and  misery. 

Air-castles  are  cunningly of  words. 

The has  tufts  of  hair  on  his  ears. 

He  went  to  London  in  his . 

The have  no  time  for  tears. — Byron. 

Sift  the  flour  through  the . 

For  of  all  sad  words  of  tongue  or  pen, 

The  saddest  are  these  :   "It  might  have ." — wuttier. 


46 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


jDesson  69^ 

o=6a,  6w,  ou,  oe,  60. 

oar* 

soar*             board 

oat 

boat*             float* 

foe* 

hoe               woe* 

row 

sow               snow* 

load 

road              goad 

moan 

loan*             roan* 

boast 

coast             roast 

oak* 

soak              cloak 

mown 

sown             blown 

hoar 

roar*             boar 

coal* 

foal               goal 

four 

pour  ^            floor 

hoard 

throat 

throe 

know 

toad 

groan 

toasf" 

croak 

grown 

gourd 

shoal 

door 


Onward,  upward,  till  the  goal  ye  win. 

The  wounded  soldier,  in  the  throes  of  death. 

See  how  the  miser  hoards  his  gold. 

Many  a  shoal  marks  this  stern  coast. — Scott. 

We  rise  in  glory,  as  we  sink  in  pride  ; 

Where  boasting  ends,  there  dignity  begins. — Young. 

[Fill  the  blanks  below  from  words  marked  with  a  *.] 
Sing  for  the tree,  the  monarch  of  the  wood. 


The- 
With 
Whiter  than  new 


of  the  falls  was  heard  in  the  distance. 
-  in  hand  in  our we . 


on  a  raven's  back.- — SMkespeare. 


like  the  eagle  to  the  sun. 

You  may the  bread  over  the 


-s. 


to  the  hand  that  shed  this  costly  blood.- 

He  makes  no  friend,  who  never  made  a . 

Will  you me  your horse  ? 


-Shakespeare. 
—Tennyson. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  70, 


47 


u=ew,  ou,  ui,  lie,  eu,  ieu,  iew,  eali. 

</(€^t{A  '^€^P(^  'l^'OU'  -t^O-idyl 

'Tlyea^d^  ■U'Vi/C€'  if^U/t/e  -^^M/tye- 


/le^w^ 


.Hi^e- 


Ijesson  ?"/. 


nursance 
skew  er 
feud  al 
ewer 
pew  ter* 

lieu 


suit^or 
stew  ard 
neu  tral 
sewer 
beau  ty* 

brew 


a  dieu^ 
re  new* 
es  chew 
en  sue 
imbue 

sluice 


sub  due^ 
be  dew 
re  view 
pur  sue* 
indue 


clew 


We  need  some to  guide  us  through  this  maze. 

The  water  rushes  through  the  — — . 

He  chose  gold  in of  honor. 

The  east  wind s  another  storm. 


eschew 


ewer 

of  water. 


feudal 


subdue 


We  brought  a  - 

all  evil.     Cling  to  the  good. 


The 


ages  were  barbarous. 


your  passions  and  avoid  excess. 


48 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson  72 — Oral. 
i=y,  ie,  ui,  ei,  uy,  ai,  ye,  ay,  eye. 


fy 

wry 

.sly* 

thy 

shy 

rye 

dye 

lye 

why* 

bye 

buy* 

guy 

eye* 

tie* 

vie 

die 

'  lie 

pie 

sky 

fly 

Ijesson 

73     Oral. 

died* 

lied     ^ 

tied 

pried 

lyre 

type  ^ 

style* 

chyle 

guile        ' 

guide* 

guise 

thyme 

rhyme 

height* 

sleight 

aisle 

scythe* 

tying 

ply/ing 

ty^rant 

Zesson 

74     Oral. 

\\ 

cy^cle 

ally 

re  ply^* 

de 

^  €ry 

vying. 

defy 

apply 

un  tie 

bay  ou 

re  ly* 

im  ply 

de  scry 

gey  ser 

de  ny* 

sup  ply* 

be  guile 

hy  phen 

es  py 

com  ply 

dis  guise* 

Jjesson 

7^— Oral. 

i=y, 

e,  ee. 

En/gland* 

breech^es 

cyn^ic 

crys^tal* 

mys  tic 

myth  ic 

syn  04 

gym  nast 

hys  sop 

syl  van 

styp  tic 

gyp  sum 

sys  tern* 

syn  die 

typic 

symp  tom* 

gyp  sy* 

phys  ic 

syr  inge 

stryc 

^h  nine 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  49 

Jjesson  7^— Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

shy  vie  wry  guy  rye 

Mary  made  a face  at  her  medicine. 

Let  each in  being  best. 

The  flower  of  sweetest  smell  is and  lowly. 

Harry  used  the  rope  for  a to  the  tent. 

grows  taller  than  other  grain. 

JOesson  7*?— Written. 

type        guise        chyle        guile        rhyme 


is  food  partly  digested. 

Keep  your  hearts  free  from  - 


He  was  a of  perfect  manhood. 

Not  all is  poetry,  nor  all  poetry . 

Thou  comest  in  such  lowly . 

Ijesson  74-^ Written. 
bayou      cycle      descry      geyser      beguile 

From  my  care  last  night  by  holy  sleep d. 

The of  the  sun  is  twenty-eight  years. 

The  sailor  could the  land  in  the  distance. 

The  waters  of  the were  sluggish. 

The spouted  boiling  water  to  a  great  height. 

Ijesson  7*5'— Written, 
gymnast     gypsum     syndic     synod     cynic 

Diogenes  the  — —  lived  in  a  tub. 

The sent  the  thief  to  prison. 

when  calcined  is  called  plaster  of  Paris. 

The met  in  the  church. 

The trained  his  muscles  by  exercise. 


50 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


Zesson  76 — Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

e  (e  long) ,  as  in  me. 

,    beer,  malt  liquor.  ;  ^  f  ?^^^  ^^^^  ^^1^-  ,^ 

^  bier  for  the  dead.  !^  ^"^^^'  coarse  cloth;   part 

j  01  a  building. 


T)  creak,  a  noise. 

creek,  a  small  stream. 

p   ceil,  to  plaster,  as  a  room. 
seal  with  wax;  a  signet. 

T^  discreet,  prudent, 
discrete,  to  separate. 


;  -p   grieves,  causes  grief. 
greaves,  part  of  armor. 

p   knead,  as  dough. 
need,  want. 

XT  tear,  water  from  the  eye. 
tier,  a  row. 


Zesson  ?'?'— Oral. 


.    lea,  a  meadow, 
lee,  a  sheltered  place. 

g  meed,  reward. 
mead,  meadow. 

leech,  a  blood-sucker. 
C   leach,  to  separate  by  dis- 
solving. 


D 


reek,  to  steam. 
wreak  his  anger. 

Ijesson  ?'(?— Oral. 


Tp   peer,  a  noble;  to  look. 
pier,  a  wharf. 

sheer,  mere;  perpendicu- 
F  lar. 

shear,  to  cut. 

sweet,  pleasant. 
G  suite,  a  set  of  rooms;   at- 
tendants. 


TT  teas,  plural  of  tea. 
tease,  to  plague. 


*    key  to  a  lock. 
quay,  a  wharf. 

T»   senior,  elder, 
seignior,  a  title. 

peak,  a  point. 
C   pique,  spite;  to  annoy, 
peek,  to  look. 

seine,  a  net. 
D  scene,  a  view. 
seen,  beheld. 


^  cereal,  a  grain. 
serial,  in  a  series. 

p   Venus,  one  of  the  planets, 
venous,  of  the  veins. 

seer,  a  prophet. 
G  sear,  sere,  withered, 
sear,  to  burn. 

seas,  oceans. 
H  sees,  perceives. 
seize,  to  grapple. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  51 

Jyesson  76 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from 
the  opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Seventy  thousand  seats  rose,  (H)  on  (H).  Nor  did  there 
want  cornice  or  (E). — Milton.  The  sails  and  ropes  (B)  in 
the  wind.  A  friend  in  (G)  is  a  friend  indeed. — Proverb.  A 
translator  both  (D)  and  bold. — Roscommon.  Drop  a  (H)  on 
his  (A).  We  (G)  hops  to  make  (A).  It  was  so  cold  as  to 
(E)  the  (B).  The  knight  wore  (F)  on  his  legs.  If  aught 
inanimate  e'er  (F). — Byron.  And  (C)  his  pardon  here. 
You  may  (G)  the  bread.  The  mason  will  (C)  the  room. 
His  coat  is  made  of  (E).    The  great  (C)  of  the  State. 

Zesson  7?'— Written. 

I  come  again  to  hill  and  (A) . — Mrs.  Browning.  Like  a  king 
among  his  (E)s. — Hill.  Rising  spring  adorns  the  (B)s. — 
Dryden.  Hope's  gentle  gem,  the  (G)  forget-me-not. — Coleridge. 
A  doctor  was  formerly  called  a  (C).  A  (F)  precipice  of  a 
hundred  feet.  The  place  (D)s  with  the  odor  of  (H).  (F) 
the  sheep,  but  do  not  (H)  them.  The  ship  ran  under  the 
(A)  of  the  island.  The  President's  (G)  stood  with  him  on 
the  (E).  Lye  is  made  by  (C)ing  ashes.  The  king  (D)ed 
his  vengeance  on  the  traitors.     He  had  his  just  (B). 

Zfesson  7^?— Written. 

Then  thus  a  (B)  of  the  place  replies. — Pryden.  The  glow- 
ing (D)  is  fading  fast. — Ware.  (P)  is  the  brightest  planet. 
Wheat  and  rye  are  (E)8.  The  Grand  (B)  wished  to  (H) 
the  kingdom.  He  (H)  the  white  (C)s.  I  have  (D)  many 
large  fish  in  a  (D).  The  (F)  blood  is  dark.  Do  not  give 
way  to  (C).  The  (G)  warned  Lochiel.  The  (G)  leaves 
fall.     The  hot  iron  (G)s  the  blacksmith's  fingers. 

Fathoms  deep  beneath  the  (H), 

lie  the  ancient  wharves  and  (A^s. — Lona^eUow, 


52 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  79 — Oral. 

5=oa,  ow,  ou,  5e,  au,  ew,  eau,  eo. 


toe 

low 

roam 

loaf 

sew* 

soap 

loam 

hoax 

coax 

goat* 

moat 

blow* 

flow 

glow 

slow* 

crow"" 

stow 

show 

bloat 

bowl 

Zesson  6"^— Oral. 

loathe 

bourn 

mourn 

course 

source 

court* 

fourth* 

gourd 

mould 

moult 

though 

known 

thrown* 

throw 

growth* 

oath 

foam 

coat* 

gloat 

loath 

Zesson  &^— Oral. 

coarse* 

tow 

co^coa 

haut^boy 

poach 

beau* 

poul  try* 

board  er 

hoarse* 

beaux 

mould  y 

mourn  er 

broach 

know 

yeo  man 

load  stone 

coach* 

hoar^y 

bowl  der 

boat  swain 

Zesson  82 — Oral. 

low^er*      bow^line      afloat^      approach^ 
own  er*     bow  sprit    a  board     en  croach 
colt  er       shoul  der*  un  load*    re  proach 
foe  man    smoul  der  re  source  dis  course 
poul  tice*  flam  beau  re  course  loath^some 


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Jjesson   79 — Written, 


[See  directions  on  page  17.] 


loam 

The  castle 


hoax 


moat 


glow 


roam 


Some  love  to 
A  sandy 


was  wide  and  deep. 

—  o'er  the  dark  sea  foam. 


-  makes  a  good  farm. 
Reporters  often the  people. 


The  sunset 


rests  on  the  scene. 


moult 

The- 
A  — 


Jjesson  80 — Written. 
gourd       loath       bourn 

from  which  no  traveler  returns. 


known 


-  makes  ^  good  dipper. 

And  having you,  love  you  better  still. 

Birds every  year.     What  does  that  mean? 


I  am 


to  believe  what  he  says. 


Zesson  87 — Written. 
cocoa    hautboy    hoary    bowlder 

-age. 


loadstone 


From  youth  to  - 

The tree  grows  in  warm  countries. 

The s  were  worn  smooth  by  ice. 

Did  you  hear  him  play  on  the ? 

attracts  iron  and  steel.     What  is  it? 

jDesson  82 — Written. 
resource  smoulder  colter  encroach  flambeau 

Never on  the  rights  of  others. 

Fire  often s  a  long  time  before  it  breaks  out. 

His  way  was  lighted  by  a . 

The of  a  plow  cuts  the  sod. 

Our s  are  many  and  great. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson  83 — Oral. 

a=::ai,  ua,  aa 

plaid 

Ca^naan 

guar  an  tee' 

e=ea,  3,1,  a,  ei,  eo,  ie,  u,  ue,  ay 

dead 

read             lead 

head 

deaf 

bread           dread 

thread 

spread 

breath          death 

dealt 

dreamt 

health          wealth 

meant 

sweat 

threat           breadth       breast 

.    Ijesson  84- — Oral. 

guest 

guess        a^ny 

bur^y 

tread 

stead         ma  ny 

heav  en 

cleanse 

says           threat  en 

feath  er 

friend 

said           heath  er 

leath  er 

stealth 

realm        weath  er 
lesson  ^'fJ— Oral. 

clean  ly 

read^y 

stead^y      break^fast 

a  gain/ 

jeal  ous 

heifer       meadow 

pleas^ure 

zeal  ot 

leav  en      treas  ure 

peas  ant 

heavy 

weap  on    zeal  ous 

head  ache 

leop  ard 

jeop  ard    meas  ure 

pheas  ant 

plaid     realm      cleanly     heather      zealous 

In  fancy's 

he  oft  would  stray. 

The 

worker  wins  his  way. 

He  wrapped  his about  him  and  lay  down. 

habits  conduce  greatly  to  good  health. 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 

Jjesson  86 — Oral. 


66 


6=a 

,  6w,  6i. 

[Drill  well  on  pronunciation  of  these  words.] 

wad 

squad 

wand 

swan* 

wan 

wash* 

wasp 

what 

squat 

watch* 

swamp* 

quash 

squash 

was* 

wast 

squab 

swab 

swap 

yacht  (yot) 

chaps 

• 

Ijesson 

87    Oral. 

swaFlow* 

waVlow 

war^rant  quad^rant 

wan  der* 

quar  rel* 

quar  ry     squa 

n  der 

mem  oir   squal  id 
was  sail     swamp  y 
waffle      wallet* 


seal  lop  squab  ble 
wan  ton  squad  ron 
wad  ding  knowl  edge* 


[Write  sentences  coiltaining  words  marked  with  a  *  as  part  of  these 

lessons.] 


wand 


squad 


wan 


yacht 


A of  soldiers  marched  in. 

Kindness  is  the  magic that  draws  friends. 

The ran  swiftly  before  the  breeze. 

Pale  and he  rose  from  his  sick  bed. 

quarry  wanton  warrant  memoir    squadron 

The sailed  against  the  foe. 


Many  write  their  own s. 

That  fine  marble  came  from  the 

cruelty  should  be  punished. 

The  Sheriff  had  a for  his  arrest. 


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Zesson  c^cy— Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

1  (i  long) ,  as  in  fine.       i  (i  short) ,  as  in  it. 


»    slight,  light;  small, 
sleight,  dexterity. 

T)   stile,  steps  over  a  fence, 
style,  manner. 

p   rice,  a  grain. 

rise  (n.),  an  ascent. 

T-v  tied,  did  tie. 
tide  of  the  ocean. 


P  time,  a  period, 
thyme,  a  plant. 

^  vial,  a  small  bottle. 

viol,a  musical  instrument. 

p   vice,  sin. 

vise  to  hold  things. 

TT  rye,  a  grain. 
wry,  twisted. 


Jjesson  89 — Oral. 


' »    been,  existed. 
bin,  a  box. 

T>   cymbal,  an  instrument. 
symbol,  a  sign. 

p   cygnet,  a  young  swan, 
signet,  a  seal;  a  stamp. 

T-v  fisher,  one  who  fishes. 
fissure,  a  cleft. 


p  gild,  to  cover  with  gold. 
guild,  a  society. 

p   gilt  with  gold. 
guilt,  crime. 

p   him,  a  pronoun. 
hymn,  a  sacred  song. 

TT  in,  within, 
inn,  a  tavern. 


Jyesson  90 — Oral. 


i    kill,  to  take  Hfe. 
kiln,  a  large  oven. 


B 


links  of  a  chain, 
lynx,  an  animal. 


p   limb,  a  branch, 
limn,  to  outline. 

-pv  nit,  egg  of  an  insect. 
knit  stockings. 


p  mist,  fog. 

missed,  did  miss. 

p   pistol,  a  firearm, 
pistil,  part  of  a  flower. 

p   ring,  a  circlet, 
wring,  to  twist. 

TT  missile,  something  sent. 
missal,  a  mass  book. 


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Z/esson  88 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

A  bank  whereon  the  wild  (E)  blows. — Shakespeare.  On 
a  (A)  (C)  of  ground.      (E)  and  (D)  wait  for  no  man. — 

Proverb.      (G)  which  always  leads  to  wilds  of  woe. — Thomson. 

Comin'  thro'  the  (H).  How  the  (B)  refines. — Pope.  The 
(C)  swamps  of  the  south  invite  him. — L-ving.  A  (A)  motion 
showed  his  (A)  of  hand.  Uncork  the  blue  (F).  And 
softer  strings  of  lute  or  (F). — Milton.  I'm  sitting  on  the 
(B),  Mary. — Lady  Dufferin.  She  (D)  the  ribbon  in  a  knot. 
He  was  held  as  in  a  (G). 

Ijesson  89 — Written. 

Had  slightly  pressed  its  (C)  sage. — Scott.  I  am  not  now 
that  which  I  have  (A). — Byron.  Shall  I  not  take  mine  ease 
in  mine  (H)? — Shakespeare.  Three  (D)s  went  sailing  out  into 
the  west. — Kingsley.  Error  is  not  a,lways  (F).  Let  me,  at 
least,  offer  one  (G). — Bryant.  The  (B)s  clashed.  The  rays 
of  sunset  (E)  the  spire.  The  (E)  met  in  the  town  hall. 
Fill  the  (A)  with  apples.  A  yawning  (D)  in  the  earth. 
All  things  are  (B)s. — Longfellow.  The  dome  glitters  in  the 
sun  since  it  was  (F).    The  (C)  swam  (H)  the  lake. 

Ijesson  90 — Written. 

The  (H)  whistled  through  the  air. — Scott.  Like  silent 
ghosts  in  (E)y  shrouds. — Ceiia  Thaxter.  The  close  (D)  bonds 
of  sympathy.  Lime  is  burned  in  a  (A).  Friendship's  (B) 
are  still  unbroken. — Song.  The  (F)  is  the  seed-bearing  or- 
gan. (G)  out,  wild  bells,  to  the  wild  sky. — Tennyson.  See 
the  wind  (G)  the  (C)  off  the  tree.  The  artist  (C)s  the  fig- 
ure. All  the  woods  are  sad  with  (E). — Whittier.  We  (E) 
him  from  his  usual  place.  She  lost  her  (H)  on  the  way. 
The  gadfly  lays  its  (D)s  on  horses'  legs.     Shoot  the  (B). 


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Zesson  ^/— Oral. 

u=6,  oil,  db,  6e,  6i,  e6 


love 

dove 

shove 

does 

blood 

flood 

glove* 

touch* 

tough* 

rough 

done 

young* 

some 

front* 

month 

sponge 

won 

none 

wont 

once 

Zesson  92 — Oral. 

dost 

oth^er* 

won^der 

cov^ey 

come* 

cov  er 

hov  er 

plov  er* 

doth 

moth  er* 

broth  er 

smoth  er 

monk 

oven 

slov  en 

doz  en 

touched 

hon  ey 

mon  ey 

monk  ey* 

Zesson 

^J— Oral. 

pom^mel 

shov^el* 

mon^grel 

bom^bast 

col  or* 

com  fit 

com  fort* 

com  pass 

cov  ert 

cov  et 

gov  ern 

Mon  day* 

on  ion* 

stom  ach 

thor  ough 

ton  nage 

wor  ry 

coup  let 

doub  let 

doub  le 

Lesson  94^ — Oral. 

trouble* 

courtage 

a  bove'* 

amongst' 

coup  le* 

cous  in 

be  loved 

be  come 

flour  ish 

south  ern 

affront 

un  done 

nour  ish 

dun  geon 

con  front 

e  nough* 

coun  try* 

por  poise 

a  mong 

pom^ace 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  59 

Ijesson  9/ — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

dove        sponge        wont        flood        rough 

s  grow  at  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

The swept  every  thing  before  it. 

At  evening  he  was to  stray. 

winds  shake  the  darling  buds  of  May. 

The brought  an  ohve  branch. 

Jjesson  92 — Written. 
smother      monk      hover      covey      sloven 

A of  quails  arose  from  the  bush. 

Be  not ly  in  your  habits. 

Do  not the  voice  of  conscience. 

See  the  hawk over  the  chicken. 

The  barefooted begged  alms. 

Jjesson  93 — Written. 
tonnage    mongrel    pommel    comfit    couplet 

He  held  fast  the of  his  saddle. 

The dog  could  not  catch  the  hare. 

Fruit  dried  in  sugar  makes  nice s. 

The  vessel's was  five  hundred  tons. 

The rhymes  very  smoothly. 

Ijesson  94- — Written. 
courage  porpoise  pomace  dungeon  confront 

Grind  the  apples  to ,  and  press  out  the  cider. 

The loves  to  play  by  moonlight. 

this  man  with  his  accuser. 

The  knight  stood  in  his ,  pining  for  freedom. 

,  brother  !  do  not  falter. 


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Zesson  ^(5^— Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

0  (o  long) ,  as  in  note.    6  (o  short) ,  as  in  not. 


A    pole,  a  stick. 

poll,  to  register  votes. 

rode,  did  ride. 
B  road,  a  way. 
rowed,  did  row. 

p   rose,  a  flower;  did  rise. 
rows,  does  row. 

J.  Borne,  a  city. 
roam,  to  wander. 


-p,  roe,  a  female  deer. 

row,  to  pull  a  boat;  a  line. 

■p  rote,  mere  repetition, 
wrote,  did  write. 


G 


sole  of  the  foot;  a  fish. 
soul,  the  spirit. 


TT  sore,  hurt. 

soar,  to  fly  aloft. 


Zesson  96—^rdX 

shone,  did  shine. 


shown,  directed. 

T>  slow,  not  fast. 
sloe,  a  wild  fruit. 

p   soared,  did  soar. 
sword,  a  weapon. 

J.  throne  of  a  king. 
thrown,  flung. 


so,  thus. 
E  sow,  to  scatter, 
sew  with  a  needle. 

p  throw,  to  fling. 
throe,  agony. 

p   toe  of  the  foot. 

tow,  broken  flax;  to  draw. 

TT  yoke  for  oxen. 
yolk  of  an  egg. 


Jjesson  97 — Oral. 


.    told,  did  tell. 
tolled,  rung  slowly. 

T»  tole,  to  decoy. 
toll,  to  ring  slowly. 

p   soled,  put  on  soles. 
'   sold,  did  sell. 

T~^  choler,  anger. 
collar  for  the  neck. 


^  flocks,  herds. 
phlox,  a  plant. 

^  loch,  a  lake. 

lock  of  a  door;  of  hair. 

p   coral,  a  kind  of  stone. 
corol,  part  of  a  flower. 


H 


not,  a  denial. 
knot,  a  tie. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

JJesson  95 — Written. 

(.Copy  these  sentences,  tilling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Words  learned  by  (F)  a  parrot  may  rehearse. — Cowiper. 
(C)  of  rosemary,  with  flowery  stem. — Dryden.  That  sweet 
child  I  met  at  (D). — Willis.  Then  out  of  sight  she  (H)s.— 
Dryden.  Like  him,  that  on  a  lonesome  (B). — Coleridge.  Save 
when  they  stirred  the  (E). — Scott  Go,  miser  !  go  ;  for  lucre 
sell  thy  (G) . — Dryden.  The  (C)  is  fairest  when  't  is  budding 
new. — Scott.  Whose  (G)  bliss  is  eating. — Dryden.  He  (B) 
until  his  hands  were  (H).  He  (F)  me  that  he  fished  with 
a  (A).    We  (B)  home.     Can  you  (E)  a  boat? 

jOesson  96 — Written. 

Their  sickles  reap  the  corn  another  (E)s. — Sandys.  And 
tame  to  plums  the  sourness  of  the  (B) . — Dryden.  The  eyes 
that  (A)  now  dimmed  and  gone. — Moore.  Leaning  upon 
my  (C). — Shakespeare.  The  morning  on  her  (D)  of  gold. — 
Chapman.  Beneath  the  bending  (H). — Pope.  I  marked  his 
{¥)  of  pain.  She  was  (A)  how  to  (E),  but  was  (B)  in 
learning.  The  eagle  (C)  away.  I  cut  my  (G)  (E)  that  it 
bled.  Kindled  like  fire  in  (G).  The  (H)  being  bad,  the 
egg  was  (D)  away. 

Jjesson  97 — Written. 

Scarce  can  I  speak,  my  (D)  is  so  great. — Shakespeare.  The 
(E)  held  spikes  of  purple  flame. — Bayard  Taylor.  The  mid- 
night clock  has  (A). — Mason.  Trembling,  left  its  (G)  cell. — 
Rogers.  Shepherds  watched  their  (E)  by  night.  (F)  Kat- 
rine lay  beneath  him  rolled. — Scott.  Esteem  and  love  were 
never  to  be  (C).— Pope.  (B)  the  bell.  The  (F)  is  broken. 
I  (A)  him  to  bring  me  a  (D). 

A  (H)  can  choke  a  felon  into  clay  ; 

A  (H)  can  save  him,  spelled  without  the  k. — Holmes. 


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Jjesson  98. 

[Let  the  pupil  write  sentences  using  the  opx^osites  of  words  in  this  les- 
son, thus,  good— bad.] 


jft^d^'t 


<>■ 


i4^ 


€^^^l^ 


'tiPe^ 


Ijesson  99. 


^n'C'W' 


Jii^n^ 


'^T^Tyt^^i^ 


d4^ 

[Assist  the  pupils,  when  necessary, 
them  to  find  the 

by  such  questioning  as  will  lead 
proper  word.] 

Ijesson  700. 

The  Table. 

dish 

cru'et 

knives 

tu  reen' 

plate 

cast  er* 

forks 

goblet* 

cups 
urn 

sau  cer 
china* 

spoons 
bowls 

pitch  er* 
nap  kins* 

Zesson  707. 

In  the  House. 

bellows 

cur'tain 

ket'tle 

grid'i  ron* 

bed  stead 

mir  ror* 

basin 

book  case 

scuttle* 

carpet 

can  is  ter 

mat  tress* 

bu  reau* 

chairs 

grid  die 

wash  stand 

f Write  sentences  containing  words  marked  with  a  *J 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


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Ijessofi  702. 


Nuts, 

,  Fruits. 

pe  can' 

fig 

meron 

per  sim'mon 

firbert 

prune 

cur  rants 

ba  na  na 

pine  nut 

pear 

peach  es 

nec'ta  rine 

peanut 

grapes 

a  pri  cot 

pine  ap  pie 

al  mond 

quince 

or  ange 

rasp  ber  ries 

wal  nut 

plum 

rai  sin 

goose  ber  ries 

chest  nut 

lime 

lemon 

straw  ber  ries 

chine  a  pin 

ap'ple 

gua  va 

black  ber  ries 

hick  0  ry  nut 

cit  ron 

pa  paw' 

pome  gran  ate 

Zesso7i  /OS. 

Articles  of  Food. 


grits 

gru'el 

bis'cuit 

por'ridge 

nmsh 

jelly 

muffin 

dough  nut 

samp 

cooky 

cat  sup 

om  e  let 

toast 

oat  meal 

hom  i  ny 

dump  ling 

cheese 

honey 

cus  tard 

sand  wich 

cake 

syrup 

frit  ters 

mar  ma  lade 

pie 

sug  ar 

pop  0  ver 

pre  serves' 

soup 

waffle 

sar  dine 

suc'co  tash 

meat 

crul  ler 

an  cho'vy 

John  ny  cake 

Zesson  W^. 

Clothing. 

shoes 

cloak 

mit'tens 

doFman 

boots 

shawl 

apron 

ribbon 

hose 

skirt 

col lar 

po  lo  naise' 

coat 

gai'ters 

era  vat' 

pet'ti  coat 

shirt 

san  dais 

bon'net 

0  ver  coat 

vest 

slip  pers 

ruche 

0  ver  alls 

gloves 

basque 

trou'sers 

pan  ta  loons' 

cape 

blouse 

dust  er 

hand'ker  chief 

kilt 

scarf 

neck  tie 

over  shoes 

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CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


Jjesson 

W5    Oral. 

oi,  as  in  boil. 

coil 

foil 

oil* 

soil* 

toil* 

coin 

loin 

join 

groin 

quoin 

coir 

joint* 

point 

void 

choice 

voice 

foist 

hoist 

joist 

moist* 

Ijesson 

/06    Oral. 

noise* 

poise 

loi^ter 

coin^age 

spoil* 

roil 

hoi  den 

clois  ter 

quoit 

broil* 

doily 

noi  some 

coif 

toilet 

foi  ble 

moist  ure 

moil 

point  er* 

poi  son* 

oint  ment 

Lesson 

/07—Ovdl. 

tur^moil 

enjoin^ 

pur  loin^ 

subjoin^ 

tre  foil 

ex  ploit 

anoint 

ap  point 

par  boil 

de  void 

de  spoil 

em  broil 

sir  loin 

rejoice 

adjoin 

a  droit 

join  er 

avoid 

re  coil 

in' voice 

Lesson 

/08—Ovdl. 

oy=oi. 

boy 

loy^al 

oys^ter* 

de  coy' 

joy 

roy  al* 

voy  age* 

enjoy 

toy 

coy  ish 

joyous 

de  ploy 

cloy 

boy  ish* 

al  loy^ 

em  ploy 

coy 

joyful* 

annoy 

de  stroy 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  66 

Ijesson  705 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

void         joist  quoin  foil  hoist 

The is  made  of  wood. 

Then our  starry  flag,  and  fling  it  to  the  breeze. 

A is  used  by  printers. 

The  rascal's  scheme  was ed. 

Sweet  bird  that  singest of  care. 

Ijesson  W6 — Written. 
foible       cloister      hoiden      loiter       doily 

Never on  your  way  to  school. 

Girls,  do  not  act  like s. 

Every  one  has  his  own . 

A is  a  small  napkin  for  table  use. 

She  returned  to  the ,  to  end  her  life  there. 

lesson  Z^?'— Written. 
adjoin     turmoil     trefoil     exploit     invoice 

The  merchant  sent  an of  the  goods. 

That  was  a  most  daring . 

They  lived  in  the ing  house. 

He  lived  a  life  of  constant . 

The is  the  three-leafed  clover. 

ZesS07i  /^<9— Written. 

alloy         decoy         deploy        cloy        coy 

The  Indians ed  them  into  the  wood. 

is  used  to  harden  gold  and  silver. 

The  general ed  his  troops  into  line. 

Children  are  not  easily ed  with  sweets. 

Courteous  though ,  and  gentle  though  refined. 

5 — S 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson 

/^,9— Oral. 

ou,  as  in  out. 

our 

pout 

hour 

sour 

loud* 

noun 

thou 

bound 

found* 

cloud* 

hound* 

bout 

gout 

mound 

proud 

ground 

pound 

sound 

lout 

round* 

Lesson 

//^— Oral. 

wound 

shroud 

oust 

rout 

doubt 

drought 

spout 

sprout* 

pounce 

mouse 

bounce 

flounce 

scour* 

shout* 

stout* 

fount 

mount 

gouge 

trout* 

souse 

Ijesson 

///—Oral. 

couch 

grouse 

south* 

found^er 

pouch 

flout 

rouse* 

floun  der 

vouch 

scout 

spouse 

coun  ty* 

slouch 

snout 

bough* 

boun  ty 

douse 

mouth* 

slough 

dough  ty 

Zesson  //^— Oral. 

ow 

=ou. 

bowser 

cow^er 

dowser 

powder* 

show  er* 

tow  er 

pow  der* 

chow  der 

tow  el* 

rowel 

vow  el 

trow  el 

bow  els 

cow  ard* 

cow  slip 

prow  ess 

prowl 

dowry 

blow  z)^ 

drow  sy 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  67 

Jjesson  709 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

gout    pound    lout    sour    bout 

The  boys  had  a  fine at  ball. 

That  long  lazy is  late. 

Hear  him his  prison  door. 

is  a  most  painful  disease. 

looks  and  words  win  no  friends. 

Ijesson  7W — Written. 
wound      oust      drought      souse      shroud 

Nor  in  sheet  nor  in we him. 

The  long dried  up  the  crops. 

Not  paying  his  rent  he  was ed. 

The  long  train up  the  mountain. 

His  boat  tipped  and d  him. 

Zesson  ///—Written. 
scout      grouse      founder      doughty      flout 

fly  very  swiftly.    What  are  they? 

The found  the  enemy's  camp. 

Do  not or  flounce  when  spoken  to. 

Such deeds  were  seldom  seen. 

The  ship ed  in  the  gale. 

Zesson  //^—Written. 
rowel     tower     chowder     prowess     cower 

Great was  shown  by  the  soldier. 

Did  you  ever  eat ?     From  what  is  it  made? 

Crash  !  The fell  in  ruins. 

The  wild  beasts before  the  flame. 

He  dashed  the s  in  his  steed. 


68 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Wesson  //e?— Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

Ob,  ob,  a,  a. 


»    bruise,  to  hurt. 
brews,  does  brew. 

T»  chews,  does  chew. 
choose,  to  select. 

p   crews  of  ships. 

cruise,  to  sail  around. 

shoot,  to  discharge;   to 
j^       sprout. 

chute,  a  rapid  descent  in 
a  river ;  a  tube  or  trough. 


E 


root  of  a  tree, 
route,  course  or  way. 

p,  rood,  fourth  of  an  acre. 
rude,  uncivil. 

p   threw,  did  throw, 
through  the  door. 

to,  towards. 
TT  too,  also;    more  than 
enough. 


two,  a  number. 
Ijesson  //^ — Oral. 


»    your,  belonging  to  you. 
ewer,  a  pitcher. 

T^  troop  of  mounted  soldiers. 
troupe  of  actors. 

p   wood,  a  forest. 
would  do  a  thing. 

y^  cask,  a  barrel. 
casque,  a  helmet. 


J.  cast,  thrown. 

caste,  high  or  low  class. 

^  draft,  order  on  a  bank, 
draught  of  air;  of  water, 

air,  atmosphere, 
p   heir,  an  inheritor, 
e'er,  ever, 
ere,  before. 


Ijesson  //J— Oral. 


»    fair,  beautiful;  just. 
fare,  price  of  passage. 

^  glare  of  light. 

glair,  white  of  an  egg. 

p   hair  of  the  head. 
hare,  an  animal. 

pare,  to  peel. 
D  pair,  two. 
pear,  a  fruit. 


T^  stare,  to  gaze  at. 
stair,  steps. 

p  tare,  a  weed, 
tear,  to  rend. 

there,  in  that  place. 
G  their,  belonging  to  them. 
they  're,  they  are. 

TT  ware,  goods. 
wear,  to  have  on. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  69 

Zesson  //.?— Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Yet  true  it  is  as  cow  (B)  cud. — Wyatt.  Humility,  that 
low  sweet  (E)  from  which  all  heavenly  virtues  (D). — Moore. 
Float  ships  with  all  their  (C),  no  more  to  sink  or  rise. — 
Longfellow.  The  (F)  are  never  loved.  Examine  all,  and 
(B)  the  right.  His  (E)  lay  along  the  shore.  It  shall  (A) 
thy  head. — Bible.  (H)  ships  were  sent  out  to  (C)  along  the 
shore.  The  song  (H)  daring,  and  the  theme  (H)  great. — 
Prior.  He  bought  a  (F)  of  ground.  Henry  (G)  his  ball 
(G)  the  window.     Go  (H)  your  home. 

Ijesson  //4 — Written. 

Seek  the  shelter  of  the  (C). — Bryden.  The  (B)  has  been 
playing  at  the  theater.  In  India,  each  (E)  has  its  own 
customs  and  occupation.  (G)  to  himself,  that  heritage  of 
woe.  They  closed  their  trembling  (B). — Dryden.  Basins 
and  (A)s  to  lave  her  dainty  hands. — Shakespeare.  Uprose 
this  poem  of  the  earth  and  (G). — Longfellow.  The  bitter 
(F)  that  life  holds  out  to  M.—Cowper.  I  (C)  buy  a  (F). 
The  knight  (E)  his  (D)  upon  the  ground.  He  bought  a 
(D)  of  wine.     For  seldom,  sure,  if  (G)  before. — Scott. 

Ijesson  //cJ — Written. 

Moths  are  ever  caught  by  (B). — Byr(m.  He  frets,  he 
fumes,  he  (E)s,  he  stamps  the  ground. — Dryden.  I  (H)  it, 
set  with  stars  of  light. — Mackay.  And  on  her  (C)  a  glory, 
like  a  saint. — Keats.  They  sell  (G)  various  (H)s.  A  star- 
light evening,  and  a  morning  (A). — Dryden.  (G)  go  a  (D) 
of  (C)s.  While  ye  gather  the  (F)s. — Bible.  Pull  the  ripened 
(D). — Dryden.  Do  not  (F)  your  clothes.  The  (B)  of  an 
egg  is  called  albumen.  Climb  the  golden  (E)s.  The  (A) 
was  paid.     (D)  the  peach  nicely.     (G)  all  going  home. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson  //6—0vq\, 


a,  as  in  arm. 

[Watch  carefully  the  pronunciation  of  these  words, 

and  drill  well  on 

those  habitually  mispronounced.] 

calf 

half 

gape 

alms 

bark* 

dark* 

hark 

lark 

mark* 

park 

cart* 

dart 

mart 

bard 

tart 

farm* 

harm 

part 

card 

hard 

Jjesson  777 — Oral. 

lard 

yard* 

scar* 

spar 

yarn 

barn 

balm 

bath 

path 

calm* 

.  palm 

darn 

harp* 

carp 

barb 

garb 

marl 

salve 

starve* 

psalm 

Zesson  77S—0ral. 

barge 

large 

carve* 

charge* 

czar 

farce 

parse 

harsh 

arch 

parch 

qualm 

marsh 

larch 

march 

scarf* 

sharp* 

spark 

smart* 

snarl 

wrath 

Jjesson 

//.9— Oral. 

a=au,  ea, 

,  ua,  e,  aa. 

jaunt 

daunt 

gaunt 

haunt 

taunt 

vaunt 

launch* 

haunch 

craunch 

launched 

laugh* 

heart* 

hearth* 

guard 

flaunt 

aunt* 

l^un^dry 

saun^ter 

ba  zaar^ 

ser^geant 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  71 

Zfesson  //6*— Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

park  tart  bard  alms         lark 

Give unto  the  poor. 

Mary  made  a  pie  from  the apples. 

The  ancient s  were  poets  and  musicians. 

Hark  !  the at  heaven's  gate  sings. 

What  a  beautiful this  is. 

Zesson  Z/?'— Written. 

carp         spar         marl  balm         barb 

James  broke  the off  his  hook. 

is  used  in  some  countries  to  enrich  land. 

The  vessel  lost  her s  in  the  gale. 

There  is  a for  every  woe. 

Nor  drain  I  ponds  the  golden  — : —  to  take. 

Zesson  //<¥— Written. 

barge        harsh        czar        larch        parse 

The tree  loses  its  leaves  in  autumn. 

The floated  down  the  river. 

You  will  soon  have  to . 

words  sometimes  wound  deeply. 

Russia's  ruler  is  called  the . 

Zesson  779 — Written. 

taunt       gaunt       daunt       jaunt       flaunt 

Never your  playmates. 

They  took  a into  the  country. 

Vice s  along  our  streets. 

famine  sat  upon  the  hearth. 

Let  no  difficulty you. 


72  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  ^20^ 

[Let  pupils  write  sentences,  using  the  opposites  of  words  in  this  lesson: 
thus,  male— female.] 


Zesson  /^/. 

'V^t^iyrg.-C^         €^a'l{/^7^  €>L^<>M^t^^^  ^^^^^/^1 

[Assist  the  pupil,  when  necessary,  by  such  questioning  as  will  lead  him 
to  find  the  proper  word.] 

Jjesson  722. 

Trees, 

spruce  ma'ple  hemlock  poplar 

elm  al  der  hick  o  ry  syc  a  more 

birch  cedar  laurel  willow 

palm  cocoa  cypress  banyan 

Zesson  723, 

Flowers  and  Plants. 

dai'sy  tulip  blue'bell  wood'bine 

poppy  lupine  harebell  cactus 

pansy  violet  mullein  bone  set 

peony  crocus  buttercup  hoUyhocl^ 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


73 


Zesson  724^. 

a,  as  in 

ask. 

[Watch  car 

efully  the  pronunciation 

of  these  words, 

and  drill  well  on 

those  habitually  mispronounced.] 

bask 

cask* 

flask 

last 

vast 

cast 

past 

hasp 

task 

mast 

mask 

pass 

raft* 

pant 

waft 

lass 

gasp 

class* 

grass* 

glass* 

Jjesson 

725, 

brass* 

clasp* 

grasp 

lance 

dance 

glance 

prance 

chance 

chaff 

staff 

quaff 

grant 

slant 

branch* 

shaft 

graft* 

blanch 

blast* 

chant 

trance 

Jjesson 

726. 

after*  raft^er* 

slan  der*  chan  dler 

pass  port  pas  tor 

a  las^  a  baft^ 

ad  vance  en  hance 


mas^ter  plas^ter 

bas  ket*  cas  ket 

past  ure*  pas  time 

a  mass^  sur  pass^ 

a  ghast  en  chant 

amass 


prance  passport  trance 

Strive  to knowledge.    It  is  worth  more  than  gold 

He  took  his with  him  to  France. 

The  horse s  proudly  along  the  street. 

Many  persons  have  been  buried  while  in  a . 

[Write  sentences  containing  the  words  marked  with  a  *.]    ■ 


74 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson 

727    Oral. 

a,  as 

J  in  all. 

[Let  pupils  form  new  words,  by  adding  ing,  er,  an 

d  ly  to  such  mono- 

syllables  as  wiL 

L  properly  take  those  suflftxes,  both 

L  in  this  and  other 

lessons.] 

gall^ 

mall 

tall* 

pall 

wall* 

halt 

malt 

salt* 

want 

warm* 

wart 

warp 

ward 

warn 

scald 

false 

Jjesson  728— 0^^, 

waltz 

quart 

aVter 

faVter 

dwarf* 

swarm* 

hal  ter* 

pal  ter 

war 

small* 

quar  ter* 

water 

squall 

stall 

war  bier* 

al  der 

thwart 

sward 

altar 

all  spice 

Zesson 

/29—Ovdl. 

almost* 

caVdron 

waFrus* 

wharfage 

also      ■ 

palsy 

war  den 

bal  sam 

quar  to 

pal  try 

fal  con 

ward  robe* 

al  ways* 

swarth  y 

war  fare 

war  rior 

bald  rick 

wal  nut* 

war  ble 

thrall  dom 

Zesson  fSO—Ordl, 

paVfrey 

ap  palV* 

a  ward^ 

fore  stalF 

pie  bald* 

ex  alt 

a  thwart 

re  call* 

CO  bait 

ba  salt 

in  stall 

with  al 

jack  al 

be  fall* 

re  ward* 

en  thrall 

calk  er 

warlike 

ward^er 

war^bler 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


75 


Zesson  Z^?'— Written, 


[See  directions  on  page  17. 


mall 


malt 


pall 


warp 


ward 


Drive  the  post  with  the . 

See  how  the  board  is ed  by  the  sun. 

A  velvet covered  the  coffin. 

The  guardian  dearly  loved  his . 

The  brewer  uses to  make  beer. 

Zesson  /5<?— Written. 
sward       squall       thwart       alder      falter 

The s  fringed  the  murmuring  brook. 

Daisies  from  the  green springing. 

A has  capsized  the  boat!     They  will  drown ! 

Onward!     Upward!     Do  not . 

The  king's  wishes  were ed. 

Zesson  729 — Written. 
warfare     falcon     paltry     swarthy     warble 


Such  strains  ne'er 


in  the  linnet's  throat. 


As  stoops  the to  her  prey. 

The Moor  rode  by  on  his  charger. 

Soldier  rest!     Thy o'er. 

No fear  disturbs  his  soul. 

Zesson  /J*^— Written, 
jackal  palfrey  award 

is  a  very  dark,  heavy  rock. 


basalt 


An of  the  prizes  was  made. 

The hunts  in  packs. 


The  ancient  earl,  with  stately  grace, 
Would  Clara  on  her place. 


76  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

-     Zesson  /J"/— Oral. 
Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 


»    bow,  to  bend, 
bough,  a  branch. 

^  flower,  a  blossom. 
flour,  fine  meal. 

p   foul,  unclean. 
fowl,  a  bird. 

j^  our,  belonging  to  us. 
hour,  sixty  minutes. 


^  whirl,  to  turn. 

whorl,  a  circle  of  leaves. 

p   Salter,  more  salt. 

Psalter,  book  of  Psalms. 

p   pore,  to  study  closely. 
pour,  to  rush ;  to  empty  out. 

TT  morn,  morning, 
mourn,  to  lament. 


Zesson  /J^— Oral. 


*    load,  a  burden. 
lode,  a  vein  of  ore. 

^  broach,  to  open. 
brooch,  a  bosom  pin. 

p   serf,  a  slave. 

surf,  breaking  waves. 

T^  serge,  a  kind  of  cloth, 
surge,  a  wave. 


^  breach,  a  gap. 

breech,  part  of  a  gun. 

-p  mews,  cries  like  a  cat. 
muse,  to  think. 

p   dire,  dreadful. 
dyer,  one  who  dyes. 

TT  bear,  to  carry;  an  animal. 
bare,  naked. 


Zesson  /SS—Oral. 


»    alter,  to  change, 
altar  of  a  church. 

x>  auger,  a  tool. 

augur,  a  soothsayer. 

p   borough,  a  town. 
burrow,  to  dig  a  hole. 

born,  brought  into  life. 
D  borne,  carried;  suffered. 
bourn,  destination. 


compliment,  praise. 
E  complement,  that  which 
completes.     . 


F 


cote  for  doves. 
coat,  a  garment. 


muscle  of  the  body. 
G  mussel  or  muscle,  a  shell- 
fish.      ' 

TT  mustard,  a  plant. 
mustered,  gathered. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  77 

Zesson  /J/— Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blank  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

Before  the  Chastener  humbly  let  me  (A). — Byron.  Some 
on  antiquated  authors  (G). — Drydm.  Curdles  a  long  life 
into  one  (D). — Byron.  Made  Heaven's  radiant  face  look 
(C) . — Orashaw.  Under  the  blossom  that  hangs  on  the  ( A) . — 
Shakespeare.  Why  is  the  ocean  (F)  than  the  rivers?  The 
eddies  toss  and  (E).  Awhile  she  (H)s  his  loss. — Gay.  Un- 
broken floods  and  solid  torrents  (G). — Thomson.  "  Farewell, 
my  (B)s,"  I  said.  Some  (B)s  have  (E)s.  The  miller  ground 
(D)  (B) .  Tresses  like  the  (H)  .—miton.  We  will  eat  the  (C) . 

Zesson  732 — Written. 

(F)  on  nature  with  a  poet's  eye. — (Jawpbeil.  From  the 
(D)  upon  the  sea. — Rockwell.  Her  golden  (B)  such  birth  be- 
trayed.— Scott.  The  Comstock  (A)  was  very  rich.  (G)  was 
the  noise  of  conflict. — Milton.  The  Czar  Alexander  freed 
the  (C)s.  Brown  rocks  left  (H)  on  every  hand. — Longfellow. 
Once  more  into  the  (E). — Shakespeare.  You  may  take  the 
(D)  to  the  (G).  Crime  is  a  heavy  (A)  to  carry.  The  (H) 
growls,  the  cat  (F).  We  bathe  in  the  (C).  I  had  a  (E) 
loading  gun.     He  (B)ed  the  subject  first. 

Zesson  /e?J— Written. 

They  might  have  (D)  more  welcome  news. — Ymirvg.  Like 
an  eagle  in  a  dove  (F) . — Shakespeare.  Thou  Royal  River  (D) , 
of  sun  and  shower. — Longfellow.  The  (B)s  predicted  events 
to  the  Romans.  The  flames  ascend  on  either  (A)  clear. — 
Dry  den.  So  many  hollow  (E)s. — Milton.  Rabbits  (C)  in 
the  ground.  His  (G)s  were  hardened  by  labor.  The  gen- 
eral (H)  his  troops.  He  hid  the  (B)  under  his  (F).  You 
may  eat  (G)s.  Do  not  (A)  this.  From  whose  (D)  no  trav- 
eler returns.    We  eat  ground  (H)  seed  with  beef. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  734- — Oral. 
a==^au,  aw,  0,  6a. 


law 

jaw 

paw 

raw 

caul 

haul 

maul 

daub* 

laud 

bawl 

yawl 

claw 

draw* 

flaw 

thaw 

hawk* 

dawn* 

fawn* 

lawn 

pawn 

Zesson  /JJ— Oral. 

yawn 

torn 

corn* 

horn 

ford 

cord 

lord 

fork 

cork* 

sort 

form 

cause* 

clause 

pause* 

gauze 

fault* 

vault 

sauce 

paunch 

fraud 

Zesson  /J6*— Oral. 

brawl 

crawl* 

drawl 

scrawl 

sprawl 

brawn 

drawn 

spawn 

squaw* 

straw 

horse 

north 

scorn 

thorn* 

short 

storm* 

broad* 

scorch 

snort 

torch 

Zesson  /JT—Orsl. 

gaud^y* 

sau^cer 

haugh^ty 

_  au^burn 

hor  net 

aw  ful* 

taw  dry 

awk  ward 

tawny 

for  ty* 

cau  tion 

auc  tion 

bor  der 

cau  cus 

fau  cet 

naught  y 

sau  sage 

awn  ing* 

mor  sel* 

maud  lin 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


79 


Ijesson  734- — Written. 


[See  directions  on  page  17.] 


pawn 


laud         yawl         flaw 

O'er s  the  lily  sheds  perfume. 

There  is  a in  the  diamond. 

Did  you  know  that  the was  a  ship's  boat? 

The  miserable  sot ed  his  coat  for  drink. 

We  are  apt  to successful  men  too  much. 

Jjesson  /e?J— Written. 


lawn 


horn       clause       vault 


fraud 


gauze 


is  too  often  successful  over  honesty. 

His  couch  was  under  the  blue of  heaven. 

A  film  of covered  her  features. 

The of  the  hunter  is  heard  on  the  hill. 


That is  worth  all  the  rest. 

Zesson  /J<?— Written, 
spawn       torch       drawl 

-  out  your  words. 


scorn 


brawl 

Do  not 

The of  fish  is  hatched  in  water. 

Look  in  the  next  fierce to  see  them  die. 

to  gain  a  friend  by  servile  ways. 

Anarchy  wields  a in  her  hand. 


Zesson  /J?'— Written, 
caution     tawny     caucus     tawdry     auburn 

Avoid  a  taste  for dress. 

Her hair  curled  gracefully. 

seldom  leads  us  far  astray. 

The lion  roams  the  desert. 

A was  held  by  the  leaders. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  /S^—Orsl. 


a,  as  in  care. 

bare 

dare* 

fare 

hare 

mare 

pare 

rare 

ware 

flare 

glare 

snare 

stare 

share* 

spare* 

scarce* 

square 

pared 

tare 

cared* 

shared 

Zesson 

/J^_0ral. 

pa^rent* 

bare^ly 

rare^ly* 

a  ware/ 

care  ful* 

chary 

scarce ly 

pre  pare* 

care  less* 

star  ing 

ware  house 

beware   . 

rare-ripe 

shar  er 

shar  ing 

com  pare 

dar  ing 

par  ing 

de  clare^ 

in  snare 

Zesson  7J^0 — Oral. 

a==ai,  < 

3a,  ay,  e,  §i. 

fair 

hair 

lair 

pair* 

chair* 

bear 

pear* 

tear 

wear 

swear 

there* 

where 

their* 

prayer 

stair 

heir 

Zesson  /^/— Oral. 

fairly 

gair^ish 

hair^y 

fair/ly*  > 

stair  case 

fair  ness 

wherefore  bearing 

swear  ing' 

bear  er 

swear  er 

pair  ing 

affair/* 

re  pair^* 

im  pair/ 

mo  hair 

for  swear 

for  bear 

par  terre 

de  spair/* 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  81 

\Lesson  /J^c?— Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

rare       flare        square        snare        shared 

They  pared  the  apple  and it  equally. 

The  candle s  in  the  draught. 

How  many  equal  sides  has  a ? 

The  path  of  life  is  full  of s. 

Rich  and were  the  gems  she  wore. 

Zesson  /J5^— Written. 

staring     chary    daring     aware    Rare-ripe 

The is  a  fine  old  kind  of  peach. 

Were  you of  the  fact  ? 

Be of  your  secrets. 

Avoid at  strangers.     It  is  not  polite. 

Many  deeds  of  — ■• —  were  performed. 

Ijesson  7W — Written. 
where        prayer        lair        heir        swear 

not  at  all. — BMe. 

is  the  key  to  heaven's  gate. 

They  tracked  the  tiger  to  his in  the  jungle. 

He  was to  vast  estates. 

there  's  a  will,  there  's  a  way. 

Zesson  /4/— Written. 

bearer     fairy     gairish     forbear     parterre 

The was  filled  with  beautiful  flowers. 

Monstrous  hats  and colors. 

Learn  to  bear  and through  life. 

'T  is  the  dawn  of  the day. 

We  are s  of  the  rain  to  the  flowers  and  grain. 

6 — S 


82 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  ^4-2 — Oral. 


g,  as  in  her. 

pert* 

fern 

serf 

germ 

term 

herb* 

verb 

sperm 

were* 

wert 

jerk 

verge 

herb* 

merge 

serge 

swerve 

stern 

verse* 

err 

terse 

Zesson  /^J— Oral. 

clerk* 

perch* 

nerve 

serve 

fer^tile 

serv^ile 

cler^gy 

cer^tain* 

fer  vent 

herb  age 

herds  man    her  mit 

ker  nel* 

mer  cer 

mer  maid 

nerv  ous 

per  feet* 

perjure 

serv  ice 

sher  bet 

Zesson  /^4 — Oral. 

mer^chant*   a  lert^ 

de  serf 

pervert^ 

ver  diet* 

ad  vert 

ex  pert* 

con  verse* 

verd  ure 

avert 

in  ert 

im  merse 

ver  min* 

con  vert 

in  sert 

per  verse 

ver  bal 

di  vert 

in  vert 

dis  perse 

Zesson  /^J— Oral. 

CO  erce^ 

con  fer^* 

de  fer^ 

in  fer^ 

a  merce 

inter 

pre  fer* 

refer 

aver 

con  cern 

dis  cern 

con  verge 

di  verge 

de  serve* 

pre  serve* 

ob  serve* 

re  serve 

su  perb 

re  verse 

e  merge 

CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


Ijesson  74-2 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

germ        swerve        serf       verge 

The  horse d  on  the of  the  cliff. 

The  rain  caused  the s  to  sprout. 


The  czar  Alexander  freed  the 


-s. 


A  poet,  too,  there  was,  whose  verse 
Was  tender,  musical,  and . 


Xesson  74^ — Written. 
fertile     fervent     sherbet    perjure 

is  a  drink  used  by  the  Turks. 

The sold  rich  silk  and  velvets. 

A  man  who  takes  a  false  oath s  himself. 

The earth  laughs  with  the  harvest. 

The  elements  shall  melt  with heat. 


verdure 


Jjesson  744 — Written. 
avert      verbal      alert 


James  sent  a message  to  Frank. 

The  towering  hills  with clad. 

Be in  your  school  duties. 

Never the  path  of  truth  and  honor. 

Nothing  can death.     It  comes  to  all. 


reverse 


Zfesson  /4«5— Written. 
defer      inter      discern 


terse 


mercer 


desert 


emerge 


His  piercing  eye  can  naught . 

We  generally the  dead. 

See  him from  the  raging  river. 

Never to-day's  duty  till  to-morrow. 

The  judges  should the  decision. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  7J^6—0rdX. 

§=i.  u. 

0,  ea,  ou,  y. 

earn* 

earth 

dearth 

heard 

hearse* 

learn* 

yearn 

search 

pearl* 

birth 

firth 

girth 

mirth 

chirp* 

first 

thirst 

flirt 

squirt 

third 

twirl 

Zesson  /4?'— Oral. 

- 

whirl* 

world 

worse* 

worst 

worth 

burnt* 

burst* 

durst* 

spurn 

curse 

nurse 

purse 

curve 

furze 

scurf 

spurt 

myrrh 

sir 

cur 

dirk 

Zesson  f^^^Oral. 

dirt 

stir* 

burn 

gird 

fur 

word 

curb 

surf 

bird 

work* 

curl* 

turf 

girl 

worm 

birch 

curd* 

firm* 

turn 

girt 

surd 

Zesson  /4&—0ral. 

furl 

shirt 

bur* 

surge 

earl 

skirt 

smirch 

smirk 

pur* 

church* 

lurch 

scourge 

dirge 

churn* 

churl 

urn 

kirk 

curst 

purge 

shirk* 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  85 

Jjesson  /J^G — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

girth        search        thirst        mirth       first 

Nothing  's  so  hard  but will  find  it  out. 

The of  his  saddle  broke  and  he  was  thrown. 

can  into  folly  glide. 

The  ferns  were  curling  with and  heat. 

in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen. 

Jjesson  /4'7 — Written, 
worth        purse        dirk        curve        spurn 

Who  steals  my steals  trash. 

The  patriot s  the  traitor's  gold. 

The was  buried  in  his  side. 

With  many  a my  bank  I  fret. 

Whatever  is doing  at  all,  is doing  well. 

Jjesson  Z^^"— Written. 
curb         gird         turf         word         worm 

Green  be  the above  thee,  friend  of  my  better  days. 

Gilded  tombs  do s  infold. 

your  temper  lest  it  rule  you. 

We us  for  the  coming  fight. 

Thoughts  that  breathe,  and s  that  bum. 

Jesson  74^9 — Written. 
furl  kirk  lurch  earl  dirge 

On  the 's  face  the  flush  of  rage. 

By  forms  unseen  their is  sung. 

In  harbor  safe  they their  sail. 

The  ship  gave  a and  went  down. 

In  the  Scottish  dialect means  church. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  /JO^Oml. 

g=i,  u,  0,  §a,  y,  ou. 


ear^ly* 

earFdom 

ear^nest* 

dirt^y 

thir  ty 

vir  tue 

vir  gin 

cir  cle* 

cir  cus 

irk  some 

sir  loin 

skir  mish 

thir  teen 

firkin 

wor  thy* 

wor  ship 

journal 

journey* 

court  e  sy 

bur  ly 

Jjesson  757—0v2X, 

surly 

fur^ry 

hur^ry* 

fur^ther 

mur  der* 

mur  mur 

cur  die 

pur  pie* 

tur  tie 

cur  few 

cur  lew 

tur  key* 

turn  key 

sur  geon 

bur  gess 

stur  geon 

bur  den 

bur  dock 

burg  lar* 

bur  nish 

Zesson 

/J^— Oral. 

1 

fur^nish* 

cur^tain 

fur^tive 

furlong 

murky 

pur  port 

sur  face 

pur  pose 

sur  feit 

sur  name 

)    sur  plus 

Thurs  day 

tur  nip* 

myr  tie 

fur  row* 

nurs  ling 

squir  rel* 

hur  ried 

gur  gle 

pur  chase* 

Zesson 

/JJ— Oral. 

in  firm' 

adjourn^ 

de  mur^ 

re  search^ 

ab  surd* 

dis  turb* 

con  cur 

re  hearse 

in  cur 

re  cur 

oc  cur* 

dis  burse 

in  urn 

re  turn* 

un  curl 

so^journ 

un  hurt* 

usurp 

un  furl 

sub  urb 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


87 


Ijesson  750 — Written. 

[See  directions  on  page  17.] 

courtesy   virtue   worship    journal   irksome 

Charity  is  a of  the  heart. 

It  is  an word  and  task. 

Man  always s  something,  call  it  what  you  will. 

Always  show to  those  around  you. 

The was  published  every  morning. 

Ijesson  757 — Written. 
curfew     murmur     surly     curlew     burden 

Wild  as  the  scream  of  the . 

Sin  is  a hard  to  bear. 

The tolls  the  knell  of  parting  day. 

Nor  call  it  chance,  nor at  the  load. 

A manner  weakens  friendship's  chain. 


JOesson  752 — Written. 
surfeit         myrtle  curtain 

-  reared  its  head. 


hurried 


A  graceful  - 

They fast  and  faster  on. 

A of  the  sweetest  things  will  cloy. 

Night  drew  her  sable down, 

And  pinned  it  with  a  star. — McDonald  Clarke. 

JOesson  753 — Written. 


rehearse 


uncurl     unfurl     infirm 

-ed  their  banners. 


sojourn 

Already  have  the  elements 

We here  but  for  a  day,  death  bids  us  come  away. 


And  I  am  near  to  fall. 


and  weary. 


Let  us our  parts,  and  act  them  well. 

The  serpent ed  his  folds  and  sprung. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson  ^54- — Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

e  (e  short) ,  as  in  met. 


.    bell,  for  ringing. 

belle,  a  gay  young  lady. 

T»   bred,  brought  up. 
bread,  food. 

cent,  a  coin. 
C   sent,  did  send, 
scent,  a  perfume. 

j^  cell,  a  little  room. 
sell,  to  give  for  a  price. 


led,  did  lead. 
lead,  a  metal. 

red,  a  color. 
read,  did  read. 


p   rest,  quiet;  remainder, 
wrest,  to  twist. 

TT  reck,  to  care. 
wreck  of  a  ship. 


Ijesson  755 — Oral. 


*    step  with  the  foot, 
steppe,  a  high  plain. 

T»   wether,  a  sheep. 

weather,  state  of  the  air. 

p   cellar  of  a  house. 
seller,  one  who  sells. 

yx  cession,  a  giving  up. 
session,  a  meeting. 


^  metal,  as  gold,  etc. 
mettle,  spirit. 

p   medal,  a  coin. 

meddle,  to  interfere. 


G 


lessen,  to  make  less. 
lesson  to  be  learned. 


TT  levee,  a  bank;  a  reception 
levy  a  tax. 


lesson  756 — Oral. 


A    censer,  a  pan  for  incense, 
censor,  an  examiner. 

^  fellow,  a  person;  a  partner. 
felloe  of  a  wheel. 

p   bury,  to  put  in  the  ground. 
berry,  a  small  fruit. 

■pv  pedal  of  the  piano. 
peddle,  to  sell. 


intense,  ardent;  earnest. 
E  intents,    intentions ;     de- 
signs. 

retch,  to  try  to  vomit. 
F   wretch,  a  miserable  per- 
son. 

p   assent,  to  agree  to. 
ascent,  a  rising. 

TT  pendant,  an  earring;  a  flag. 
pendent,  hanging. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  89 

Ijesson  75J^ — Written. 

^•^CJopy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

The  tocsin  of  the  soul — the  dinner  (A). — Byron.  A  lump 
of  (E)  by  day. — Dryden.  Cast  thy  (B)  upon  the  waters. — 
Bible.  Such  war  of  white  and  (F)  within  her  cheeks. — 
Shakespeare.      Who  WOuld  rather  (G)  the  laws. — Dryden.      Tell 

me,  where  is  fancy  (B). — Shakespeare.  The  (C)  of  the  roses 
will  hang  round  it  still. — Moore.  But  little  he'll  (H). — 
Wolfe.  Ben  Adhem's  name  (E)  all  the  (G).  He  was  (C) 
to  (D)  it  for  ten  (C)s.  The  (A)  was  drowned  in  the  (H). 
Open  his  (D).     She  (F)  the  (G)  of  the  book. 

Jjesson  755 — Written. 

The  rugged  (E)  of  the  mine. — Byron.  'Tis  a  (G)  you 
should  learn,  try!  try  again.  He  gained  the  (F)  by  his 
conduct.  In  spite  of  wind  and  (B).  Take  the  butter  to 
the  (C).  The  (B)  ran  a  few  (A)s.  Never  (F)  with  what 
is  not  your  own.  They  will  (H)  a  tax  to  build  the  (H). 
Neither  a  buyer  nor  a  (C).  The  Tartars  live  on  the  (A)s 
of  Asia.  They  would  not  (G)  the  length  of  the  (D).  That 
fine  horse  has  plenty  of  (E).  The  (D)  of  Louisiana  by 
France  was  a  great  gain  to  our  country. 

Jjesson  /J6*— Written. 

Hub,  tire,  (B),  spring,  and  thill. — Holmes.  I  come  to  (C) 
Caesar,  not  to  praise  him. — Shakespeare.  Put  your  foot  on  the 
(D).  (H)s  her  ears  adorn,  and  pearls  her  neck. — Dryden. 
He  gave  (G)  to  all  I  said.  The  poor  (F)  sank  beneath 
the  waters.  (E)  study  made  him  learned.  They  swing 
the  perfumed  (A)s.  With  ribands  (H). — Shakespeare.  The 
boy  (D)d  (C)s  to  buy  his  books.  To  all  (E)  and  pur- 
poses he  was  free.  A  (B)  of  infinite  jest,  of  most  ex- 
cellent fancy. — Shakespeare.  The  (H)  floated  from  the 
mast. 


90 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  757* 

[Require  pupils  to  write  the  words  marked  with  a  *  in  sentences  of 

their  own.] 


db  (00  long), 

as  in  moon. 

noon 

boon* 

loon 

moon 

croon 

soon 

spoon 

swoon* 

brood* 

food* 

mood* 

rood 

roof 

proof* 

woof 

hoof 

doom* 

boom 

room 

loom* 

gloom* 

broom 

groom 

bloom* 

Jjesson  /58. 

droop* 

troop 

scoop 

stoop* 

sloop* 

swoop* 

poor 

moor* 

boor 

boot 

hoot* 

moot 

coot 

shoot 

soothe* 

ooze* 

cool 

fool 

pool* 

tool 

spool* 

stool 

tooth 

booth 

Ijcsson  759. 

coop 

loose* 

buffoon' 

aloof 

hoop 

noose* 

cartoon 

re  proof* 

loop* 

coon 

CO  coon* 

baboon 

sooth 

boo'by 

doub  loon 

bal  loon* 

roost 

booty* 

simoom 

har  poon* 

root 

schoon  er* 

fes  toon* 

lam  poon 

Ijesson  760. 

mon  soon' 

mood'y 

pla  toon'* 

rac  coon' 

pol  troon 

coop  er* 

dra  goon* 

behoof 

halloo* 

moon  beam* 

tat  too* 

shal  loon 

bam  boo* 

boor  ish* 

has  soon 

be  hoove 

taboo 

fool  ish 

pontoon* 

ca  boose* 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  767. 


91 


[Require  pupils  to  write  the  words  marked  with  a  *  in  sentences  of 

their  own.] 


oo=:p,  u,  gu, 

Ui,  ew,  pe,  ue. 

rude* 

croup 

through 

wound 

rule 

group* 

youth* 

strew* 

ruse 

truth 

brute* 

crude 

brew 

prude 

prune* 

spruce* 

crew 

truce* 

bruise 

cruise 

drew* 

bruit 

fruit 

newt* 

Zesson  762. 

move 

lose 

grew 

fru'gal* 

prove 

do 

sure 

ru  ral* 

whom* 

tour* 

shrewd* 

cru  el* 

tomb* 

lewd 

stewed 

gru  el* 

womb 

true 

thews 

cruet 

whose* 

shoe 

chew* 

druid 

Zesson  763. 

pru'dent* 

shocking 

los'er 

ado' 

ruby 

rhu  barb* 

move  ment 

undo* 

ruin 

ruth  less 

prov  ing 

outdo 

ru  mor* 

fruit  ful 

duly 

ap  prove* 

scru  pie* 

pru  dence* 

bru  tal* 

im  prove 

tru  ant 

truly 

rul  er* 

re  prove* 

Zesson  764-. 

sur  tout' 

im  brue' 

con  tour' 

ru'mi  nate 

un  couth* 

ac  crue* 

entomb 

ru  bi  cund* 

ab  struse 

ca  noe* 

pe  ruse* 

ru  mi  nant* 

as  sure* 

re  cruit 

cru'ci  fy 

ru  di  ment 

in  sure* 

in  trude* 

scru  ti  n^* 

scm  pu  lou8 

92 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ijesson   765, 


[In  all  lessons  hereafter,  require  pupils  to  write  the  words  marked  with 
a  *  in  sentences  of  their  own.] 


^0  (oo 

short),  as  in  fdbt. 

soot 

brook* 

hood* 

wood'bine 

cook* 

crook* 

stood 

wood  chuck* 

hook 

shook 

foot-bridge 

woolly 

look 

wool 

wool  en* 

woody* 

rook* 

wood 

foot  step* 

wood  en* 

took 

good 

football 

wood  man 

Jjesson  766. 

( 

^0=0,  V,  ou. 

could* 

puss 

pulley 

butch'er* 

would* 

bullet* 

bul  rush 

cuckoo 

should* 

pul  let* 

bul  wark 

sug  ar* 

wolf* 

fuller 

pud  ding* 

woman 

bush* 

bull  ion 

pul  pit 

wolf  ish 

push 

bull  ock 

bush  el 

bully 

bulrush 

bullion 

pulpit     cuckoo     pulley 

The  bending bows  before  the  blustering  breeze. 

Uncoined  gold  and  silver  are  often  called . 

Why  do  we  raise  heavy  weights  with  a ? 

The  clergyman  came  down  from  his . 

The lays  its  eggs  in  other  birds'  nests. 

woman     bully     wolfish     bulwark     bushel 

The  constitution  is  the of  our  nation. 

Can  you  tell  how  many  quarts  are  in  a ? 

To those  weaker  than  you  is  cowardly. 

What  would  home  be  without 's  presence  ? 

Many  dogs  have instincts. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


93 


Zesson  767. 

RULE. 

Words  ending  with  e  silent  usually  drop  the  < 

?  before  a  suf- 

fix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

date 

slate 

bribe 

dole 

hate 

skate 

chide 

pole 

mate 

grade 

glide 

sole 

rate 

blame* 

ride 

bode 

face* 

frame 

slide 

tole 

pace 

trade 

price 

hope* 

race* 

shave 

slice* 

mope 

wade 

slave 

spice 

hone 

Zesson 

/68. 

rage 

'  plane 

splice 

rope 

wage 

spade 

chime 

poke 

bake 

scrape* 

shine* 

rove 

make 

chase 

twine 

dose 

rake 

paste 

whine 

doze* 

take 

whale 

stripe 

choke 

wake 

scale 

smite* 

smoke 

bale 

stake* 

write 

stroke 

Zesson 

/69. 

lame 

state 

drive 

stone 

name 

craze 

thrive 

drone 

tame 

graze* 

strive 

slope* 

cane 

glaze 

prize 

clothe 

wane 

baste 

gripe 

cure 

pave 

cede 

spike 

muse* 

save 

mete 

writhe 

rule 

wave 

scheme* 

spite 

dupe* 

[Let  pupils  form  new  words  according  to  rule  by  adding  ing;  also  er 
and  ed  to  such  words  as  they  properly  can.] 


94 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson  170. 

' 

Food. 

Cooking. 

loaf 

roast 

crack'er. 

chow'der 

chop 

fry 

pas  try- 

cit  ron 

beef 

bake 

pud  ding 

rare  bit 

veal 

stew 

sago 

fa  ri'na 

lamb 

broil 

rai  sin 

tap  i  o'ca 

cutlet 

sal'ad 

curry 

des  serf 

Jyesso?z  777, 

Parts  of  the  House. 

roof 

clos'et 

parlor 

pi  az'za 

at'tic 

pan  try- 

ve  ran'da 

range 

gar  ret 

eel  lar 

bal'co  ny 

fur'nace 

eaves 

ceil  ing 

chim  ney 

cup  board 

hearth 

kitch  en 

fire  place 

par  ti'tion 

porch 

man  tel 

wain  scot 

li'bra  ry 

Zesson  772. 

Building  Materials. 

Buildings. 

joist 

lath 

sta'ble 

pal'ace 

sill 

shin'gle 

tavern 

cas  tie 

brace 

stud  ding 

ho  ter 

tern  pie 

raft'er 

scant  Hng 

cot'tage 

fac  to  ry 

batten 

clap  board 

villa 

bar  rack 

gird  er 

mor  tar 

prison 

ware  house 

Zesson  77S. 

Water.     What  it  Does  and  Is 

brook 

purl 

trickle 

clear 

creek 

foam 

rip  pie 

pure 

riv'er 

surge 

bub  ble 

tur'bid 

cas  cade 

leap 

spark  le 

lim  pid 

rap  ids 

swirl 

eddy 

crys  tal 

cat  a  ract 

spout 

gurgle 

trans  pa'rent 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER, 


96 


Zesson  774-* 

Fish. 

pike 

shad 

mullet 

stur'geon 

trout 

eel 

her  ring 

sar  dine 

char 

dace 

tarpon 

min  now 

perch 

brill 

gray  ling 

hal  i  but 

bream 

chub 

had  dock 

pick  er  el 

^hark 

gar 

turbot 

mack  er  el 

Zesson  775. 

Pertaining  to  Vessels. 

skiff 

gig 

bow' sprit 

an'chor 

bark 

din'gey 

jib  boom 

cap  Stan 

yawl 

gal  ley 

miz  zen 

hatch  es 

brig 

frig  ate 

taf  frail 

bal  last 

sloop 

schoon  er 

cabin 

wheel 

yacht 

sKrouds 

hold 

stern 

Zesson  776. 

Water 

. 

Land, 

jjulf 

firth 

copse 

prai'rie 

bay 

strait 

swamp 

mead  ow 

lake 

ca  nal' 

valley 

mount  ain 

branch 

o'cean 

cavern 

gran  ite 

bay'ou 

whirl  pool 

for  est 

lime  stone 

tor  rent 

chan  nels 

jun  gle 

ra  vine' 

Zesson  777. 

Horses,  and  their  Actions,  etc. 

mus'tang 

snort 

pace 

girth 

Shetland 

champ 

rack 

pom'mel 

A  ra'bi  an 

rear 

trot 

stir  rup 

An  da  lus'ian 

balk 

am'ble 

crup  per 

Per'che  ron 

neigh 

can  ter 

breech  ing 

Clydes  dale 

plunge 

gal  lop 

sur  cin  gle 

96 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  778. 

Abbreviations.     Time. 


cC 


M^€d. 


cyu. 


Sun  day  i^t4m^. 

Mon  day 

Tues  day 

Wednes  day    i/fi^. 

Thurs  day        cy^/L^id 

Fri  day 

Sat  ur  day 

Anno  Domini  c£. 

(Year  of  our  Lord.) 

Be  fore  Christ 


Jan  u  a  ry 

Feb  ru  a  ry 

March 

April 

May 

June 


i/yid^. 


in  stant 

(present  month.) 

ult  i  mo 

(last  month.) 

prox  i  mo    Aic^i^. 

(next  month.)  / 

fore  noono/c>^ 


afternoon 
noon 
min  ute 
sec  ond 
hour 


Zesson  779. 

Abbreviations.     Months. 


€' 


^ 


O^i^^. 


July 
Au  gust 
Sep  tem  ber 
Oc  to  ber 

No  vem  ber    c/l/tM^. 
De  cem  ber 


^eo. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


97 


Zesson 

^80, 

Music. 

Instruments. 

fugue 

garop 

flute 

cor'net 

solo 

schot  tish 

harp 

oboe 

duet 

ma  zur'ka 

fife 

bas  soon' 

trio 

red'ow  a 

vi^l 

vi  0  hn' 

quar  tet' 

an  dan'te 

or  gan 

pic'co  lo 

porka 

sonata  " 

gui  tar' 

cas  ta  net' 

waltz 

sym'pho  ny 

trom'bone 

clarionet' 

Zesson 

Wi. 

Time. 

sea'son 

month 

yes'ter  day 

cy'cle 

spring 

week 

to-mor'row    . 

cen  tu  ry 

sum'mer 

past 

for  ev  er 

sol  stice 

au  tumn 

pres'ent 

fortnight 

e  qui  nox 

win  ter 

fu  ture 

era 

noon  day 

year 

to-day' 

epoch 

morn  ing 

day 

to-night 

dec  ade 

ev  en  ing 

Zesson 

782. 

Abbreviations.      Titles. 

led^. 


a^. 


President, 
Governor, 

Honorable,        J2^i>n^. 

Member  of  Con-^^^^^ 
gress, 

Member  of  Par- 
liament, 

Commodore,      ^^x 

7— S 


'-oryi. 


General, 


^^^. 


General,       / 
Colonel,    ^'a/. 

Major,       O*^^. 

Captain,    z-^^^/^-/. 


^i^. 


Lieuten-       /-      j. 
ant. 


98 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  /SS—Oy^I. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

a,  short. 


*    adds,  joins  to. 
adze,  a  tool. 

T»  bad,  not  good. 
bade,  did  bid. 

p  canon,  a  law;  a  rule. 
cannon,  a  large  gun. 

canvas,  coarse  cloth. 
D  canvass,  to  debate;  to  so- 
licit. 


jam,  to  squeeze;  preserved 
E       fruits. 

jamb  of  a  door. 

P  lack,  want;  need. 
lac,  gum;  100,000. 

p   laps,,  does  lap. 
lapse,  an  interval. 

TT  lax,  loose. 
lacks,  wants. 


Zesson  784^ — Oral. 


*    mantel,  a  chimney  piece, 
mantle,  a  cloak. 

-D  gamble,  play  for  money. 
gambol,  to  frisk. 

p   capital,  chief  town. 
capitol,  state  house. 

-pv  carat,  a  weight. 
carrot,  a  vegetable. 


J,  frank,  candid. 

franc,  a  French  coin. 

■p  dam,  to  obstruct  water. 
damn,  to  condemn. 

p  manner,method;  behavior. 
manor,  a  domain. 

ri  pact,  a  compact. 
packed,  did  pack. 


Zesson  fSJ—Oral, 


pallet,  a  couch. 
A  palate,  organ  of  taste. 
palette  of  a  painter. 

g  rap,  a  blow;  to  strike. 
wrap,  to  cover. 

Q  tact,  skill. 

tacked,  fixed  with  tacks. 

jy  barren,  unfruitful. 
baron,  a  noble. 


Tj^  tax,  a  charge  levied, 
tacks,  small  nails. 

p  tract,  a  region. 
tracked,  did  track. 

anker,  a  measure. 
G  anchor  for  fastening  a 
ship. 

XT  Cain,  Adam's  son. 
cane,  a  plant;  a  stick. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  99 

Zesson  783 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from  the 
opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  sam6  letter.] 

And  (B)  it  blossom  there. — Coleridge.    Do  not  touch  the 

(A).      (C)    to  right  of  them,  (C)  to  left  of  them. — Tennyson. 

The  wind  filled  the  (D) ,  and  the  ship  sped  on  her  way.  He 
(H)  judgment  who  does  not  control  his  tongue.  The  (G) 
of  years  brought  great  changes.  He  (A)  insults  to  injury. 
The  gum  called  (F)  is  made  by  an  insect  on  the  bark  of  the 
banyan  tree.  A  (F)  of  rupees.  He  leaned  against  the  (E) . 
(H)  morals  produce  (B)  effects.  The  (F)  of  a  good  (D)  lost 
the  election.    Do  you  like  (E)  ?    You  will  (E)  your  finger. 

Ijesson  78^ — Written. 

But  lookj  the  morn,  in  russet  (A)  clad. — Shakespeare.  (F) 
with  faint  praise. — Pope.  The  young  lambs  (B)  on  the  green. 
Many  a  (E)  he  spent  in  Paris.  The  diamond  weighs  ten 
(D)s.  His  (E)  (G)  won  all  hearts.  The  (G)  was  built  in 
the  (C)  of  the  State.  They  made  a  (H)  to  vote  together. 
The  rushing  torrent  carried  away  the  (F).  A  (A)  of  white 
marble.  Never  (B).  They  (H)  a  large  bin  full  of  (D)s. 
My  (G)s,  halls,  and  bowers,  shall  still 
Be  open  at  my  sovereign's  will. — Scott. 

JOesson  785 — Written. 

Fear  is  the  (E)  that  conscience  pays  to  guilt. — Seweil. 
The  artist  mixed  his  paints  upon  his  ( A ) .  To  bless  the  turf 
that  (B)s  their  clay. — Collins.  A  (D)  (F)  of  land  is  called 
a  desert.  Fruits  that  unfit  the  (A). — Miss Landon.  Wear 
forever  more  the  curse  of  (H). — Longfellow.  The  ship  cast 
(G)  in  the  bay.  The  stern  old  (D)  Uudiger.— Greene.  (C) 
is  every  thing.  An  (G)  holds  ten  gallons.  He  slept  on  a 
(A).  (B)  on  the  door  with  the  (H).  He  (F)  the  lion  to 
his  lair.     James  (C)  the  paper  up  with  (E). 


100 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesson  786. 

th,  as  in  thin. 


thump 

thrill* 

thirsty* 

scatheless 

thorn 

thrall 

thun  der 

ruth  less* 

thrush 

throng* 

an  ther 

haw  thorn 

thrust* 

thrive* 

pan  ther 

au  thor* 

throb* 

throve 

ether 

.     stealth  y* 

thrift 

withe* 

thick  et 

swarthy 

Zesson  787. 

th,  as  in  thin. 

th,  as  in  thine. 

health 

twelfth 

thought 

rhythm 

wealth* 

tilth 

mam'moth* 

lithe* 

stealth 

width* 

bis  muth 

tithe 

breadth* 

sixth 

zenith 

seethe* 

length* 

growth* 

thrall  dom 

smooth 

strength 

plinth 

thresh  old* 

smoth'er* 

Zesson  788. 

th, 

as  in  thine. 

zh=z, 

s,  si,  zi. 

neth'er 

farther 

az'ure* 

seiz'ure 

tether 

far  ther* 

0  sier* 

gla  zier 

with  er* 

hea  then 

cro  sier 

lei  sure* 

far  thing 

wor  thy* 

ho  sier 

meas  ure 

fath  om* 

lithe  some 

fusion 

treas  ure* 

whith  er* 

loath  some* 

gra  zier 

vision 

Zesson  789. 

Colors. 

Tints. 

red* 

bufif 

lilac 

laVen  der* 

blue 

brown* 

rus  set 

azure 

green* 

gray* 

pur  pie* 

gar  net* 

yellow 

pink* 

amber 

scar  let 

vi  0  let* 

rose 

in  di  go 

car  mine* 

or  ange 

crim'son 

ma  roon' 

ver  mirion 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


101 


Jjesson  WO. 

n  before  A:  and  c  Uavd  generally  has  the  sound  of  ng,  and  also  when 
coming  before  gr,  but  belonging  to  the  preceding  syllable. 


lank 

junk 

drank 

slink* 

rank* 

blank* 

prank* 

trunk* 

tank* 

plank* 

shank 

slunk 

dank 

flank 

thank 

spunk 

kink* 

clank* 

blink* 

rink 

bunk 

crank 

clink 

spank 

Zessofi  797, 

an'chor 

tinkle 

in'gle 

tank'ard 

span  gle 

jangle 

din  gle 

drunk  ard 

stran  gle* 

wran  gle* 

ran  cor* 

sane  tion* 

shin  gle* 

bun  gle 

ink  ling* 

June  tion* 

swin  gle 

jun  gle* 

twink  ling 

func  tion 

tin  gle* 

an  gle* 

tran  quil 

unc  tion 

Zesson 

•  792.    • 

punct'ure* 

con'quer 

lin'guist 

man'gle 

junct  ure* 

hood  wink* 

Ian  guor 

dan  gle* 

tinct  ure 

con  quest* 

Ian  guage* 

dis  tinct' 

sane  turn 

an  guish* 

un  guent 

ex  tinct* 

gan  grene 

Ian  guish 

san  guine* 

sue  cinct 

bank  rupt* 

Ian  guid 

cinct  ure 

de  funct 

Zesson  793. 

Terms  of  Quantity. 

mass 

piece* 

bulk* 

por'tion 

sum* 

limb 

whole 

splin  ter 

bit 

gross 

scale* 

total 

slip 

twig 

crumb 

shav  ing* 

slice* 

heap 

sprig* 

sec  tion* 

lump* 

scrap* 

whit 

a  mount' 

102 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  794^, 

j= 

g  and  dg. 

g  is  generally  soft  before  e,  t,  and  y. 

gage 

doge 

gibe* 

mange* 

jag 

jet 

gyves* 

jut' 

sage* 

jeans 

gist 

junk 

jade* 

gem* 

jib 

gorge* 

wage* 

jeer 

jest 

job 

jay 

gill* 

jilt 

jog 

Jyesson  /96. 

judge* 

drudge* 

sponge 

fledge 

grudge* 

singe 

dredge* 

wedge 

budge 

ridge* 

cringe 

lounge 

grange 

fringe 

sledge 

sedge 

trudge 

midge 

pledge* 

plunge* 

hinge* 

edge* 

twinge* 

kedge 

Jyesson  /96. 

ledge* 

flange 

verge* 

frigid 

bulge* 

smudge 

jounce 

ridges 

hedge* 

juice 

dirge* 

frag  ile* 

dodge 

jowl 

jerk 

jas  mine 

lodge 

merge* 

siege* 

ag  ile* 

badge* 

joust 

rigid 

engine 

Zesson  /97. 

Light  and  Darkness. 

dusk* 

haze* 

cloud'y 

murk'y* 

glare* 

dim 

misty 

spark  ling 

blaze 

dawn* 

brill  iant 

dusky 

gloom 

ob  scure' 

som  ber* 

twink  ling 

glow 

glit'ter 

glim  mer 

fog  gy* 

faint* 

sun  ny* 

daz  zling 

ra  di  ance* 

shade 

dull 

flash  ing 

luster 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


103 


Ijesson  798. 

j==g  and  dg. 


sur  geon 
forg'er* 
jury* 
col  lege* 
sau  sage 
usage 

gerid 
jig  ger 
jas  per 
gen  der* 
gen  tie* 
jos  tie 
jetty* 

band'age* 
bond  age 
stop  page 
lug  gage 
sal  vage 
sel  vage  . 
car  riage* 


pig  eon 
im  age* 
bag  gage 
cour  age* 
pack  age 
gypsum 

Ijesson 

din'gy* 
gib  bet 
gib  let 
wa  ger* 
angel 
dan  ger 
man  ger 

Ijesson 

plum'age* 
um  brage 
suf  frage* 
dam  age 
pres  age 
vis  age* 
sav  age 


vin'tage 
cot  tage 
mes  sage* 
gest  ure* 

gypsy 

gym  nast 

799. 

ran'ger 
stran  ger 
gin  ger 
stin  gy* 
cler  gy 
virgin 
vil  lage* 

200. 

rav'age 
man  age 
for  age 
stor  age 
post  age* 
port  age 
cart  age 


mar  riage 
knowl  edge* 
car  tridge 
gor  geous* 
dun  geon 
rum  mage* 


piriage* 
pas  sage 
pot  tage 
do  tage* 
hos  tage 
cab  bage 
gar  bage* 

ad'age* 
coin  age* 
cord  age 
pack  age 
mile  age* 
steer  age 
voy  age* 


lesson  207, 

wh. 

[Drill  on  pronunciation.    See  that  the  h  is  sounded.] 


whack 

whit 

Avharf* 

wheel* 

whiff 

whir* 


whew 

whist 

wheeze 

whine* 

wheat* 

whirl* 


whence 

whim* 

whip* 

whiz 

whisk 

what 


whit'tle* 
whis  tie 
whin  ny* 
whim  per 
whis  per 
wheth  er 


104  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  202 — Oral. 

Words  alike,  or  nearly  alike,  in  sound. 

a,  a,  e. 


A    arc,  part  of  a  circle, 
ark,  a  boat. 

T»   hart,  an  animal, 
heart,  the  seat  of  life. 

p   Marshal,  an  officer. 
martial,  warlike. 


D 


all,  the  whole. 
awl,  a  tool. 


xp  aught,  any  thing, 
ought,  should. 

Tji  ball,  a  sphere, 
bawl,  to  cry. 

p   call,  to  call  out. 
caul,  a  covering. 


H 


clause  of  a  sentence. 
claws  of  an  animal. 


Zesson  203— 0^^. 


1    chord  of  music. 
cord,  a  string. 

T»   fawn,  a  young  deer. 
faun,  a  fabled  god. 

p   fort,  a  fortified  place, 
forte,  what  one  can  do  best. 

T^  Gaul,  France. 

gall,  a  bitter  substance. 


E 


hall,  a  room. 
haul,  to  pull. 


-ri   paws  of  beasts. 
pause,  to  stop. 

quarts,  measures  contain- 
G       ing  two  pints  each, 
quartz,  a  rock. 


H 


bald,  without  hair, 
bawled,  shouted. 


Zesson  204- — Oral. 


.    furs  from  animals. 
furze,  a  shrub. 

■D   heard,  did  hear. 
herd,  a  flock. 

p   berth,  bed  on  a  ship. 
birth,  coming  into  life. 

J.  earn  by  labor. 
urn,  a  vessel. 


^  fir,  a  tree. 

fur  of  an  animal. 


F 


kernel  of  a  nut. 
colonel  of  a  regiment. 


p   pearl,  a  gem. 

purl,  murmur  of  a  brook. 

TT  turn,  to  turn  about. 
tern,  a  sea  bird. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  105 

Jjesson  202 — Written. 

[Copy  these  sentences,  filling  the  blanks  with  the  proper  word  from 
the  opposite  lesson,  marked  with  the  same  letter.] 

The  (B)  resembles  the  ocean;  Has  storm,  and  ebb  and 
flow.  How  (C)  music  every  bosom  warms. — F<ype.  Topped 
with  (F)s  of  gold. — Moore.  Lest  passion  sway  thy  judgment 
to  do  (E). — Milton.  And  in  a  golden  (G)  the  curls  are 
bound. — Dry  den.  The  (C)  arrested  (D)  the  rioters.  Make 
thee  an  (A)  of  gopher-wood. — Bible.  The  calf  (F)ed  when 
it  felt  the  (H)  of  the  panther.  As  pants  the  (B)  for  cool- 
ing brooks.  An  (A)  of  ninety  degrees.  You  (E)  not  to 
break  the  (D). 

Zesson  ^6>e?— Written. 

Pours  more  of  (D)  into  the  bitter  cup. — Mason.  The  echo 
of  those  finer  (A)s. — Miss  Landon.  Like  a  timid  (B).  Silent 
streets  and  vacant  (E)s. — Longfellow.  This  little  interval, 
this  (F)  of  life. — Addison.  His  (C)  was  painting  portraits. 
Rough  satyrs  danced,  and  (B)s. — Muton.  The  (G)  was  full 
of  gold.  They  (E)  the  cannon  to  the  (C).  The  man  is 
old  and  (H).  He  (H)  for  two  (G)  of  milk.  France  was 
formerly  called  (D).  He  was  lowered  from  the  cliff  by  a 
(A).     The  dog  caught  the  hare  in  his  (F). 

Ijesson  204^ — Written. 

Upon  the  bank  of  some  small  (G)ing  brook. — Somerviiie. 
Fair  Science  frowned  not  on  his  humble  (C) . — Gray.  Storied 
(D)  or  animated  bust. — Gray.  The  (E)  trees  dark  and 
high. — Hood.  A  flock  perhaps,  or  (B)  had  led. — Waller. 
(H)  Fortune,  (H)  thy  wheel. — Tennyson.  The  squirrel  ate 
the  (F).  Hang  a  (G)  in  every  cowslip's  ear. — Shakespeare. 
The  (A)  of  animals  are  longer  in  winter  than  in  summer. 
The  (F)  was  killed.  I  (B)  the  (A)  tear  his  clothes.  I  slept 
in  my  (C).     He  (D)s  an  honest  living.     See  this  fijie  (E). 


106 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Jjesso7i  205, 

s^z  and  zh. 


When  s  is  used 

as  a  plural  termination,  and  also 

as  a  termination 

in  the  present  tense,  it  generally  has  the  sound  of  2. 

says 

glows* 

whose* 

drowse 

ease* 

bees 

prism 

cleanse* 

tease 

trees 

spasm 

guise 

pose* 

cause* 

bruise* 

cheese 

these 

poise* 

cruise 

choose* 

goes 

noise 

browse* 

lens 

Zesso7i  206. 

lees 

co'sy 

con  fuse'* 

con  tuse' 

dregs* 

rosy 

dif  fuse 

a  buse* 

tongs 

miser 

suf  fuse 

pe  ruse* 

herbs* 

riser 

in  fuse* 

advise 

sees 

wiser* 

re  fuse* 

de  vise* 

a  rose' 

ex  cuse' 

ac  cuse* 

revise 

Zesson  207. 

de  mise' 

re  sent'* 

na'sal 

clum'sy 

re  mise 

re  sist 

dam  sel 

Aim  sy* 

sur  mise* 

de  sist* 

chis  el 

quin  sy 

re  side 

re  suit 

easel 

drow  sy* 

de  sire* 

re  sort* 

wea  sel 

dai  sy 

re  sume* 

dis  arm 

haw  ser* 

rosin 

dis  dain 

dis  cern* 

easy 

prison 

Zesson 

208. 

Military 

Terms. 

pick'et 

skir'mish 

how'it  zer 

fu  sil  lade' 

ser  geant(sar) 

re  doubt' 

ar  se  nal 

am  mu  ni'tion 

bar  rack 

cam  paign 

ad  ju  tant 

di  vis'ion 

pa  tror 

colo'(ker)  nel 

chap  lain 

com  man  der 

biv'ou  ac 

corps 

cor  po  ral 

lieu  ten  ant 

re  emit' 

ma  neu'ver 

mi  li'tia 

brig  ade' 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER, 


107 


Jjesson  209. 

s=g  and  sg. 
c  is  soft  before  « (even  if  silent),  t,  and  y. 


mice 

space 

scene 

wince* 

vice* 

trace* 

scythe 

force* 

mace 

brace* 

dice 

sconce 

dace 

grace 

mince 

pounce 

lace* 

trice 

prince 

cease* 

pace* 

price 

quince 

fence 

Jjesson  2/0, 

pence 

trounce 

sauce 

chan'cel 

hence* 

whence* 

ra'cy 

spen  cer 

jounce 

choice* 

cider 

gro  cer 

ounce 

cyst 

pacer 

ul  cer* 

thence* 

juice 

can  eel*  , 

fan  cy* 

dunce* 

sluice* 

brace  let 

mer  cy* 

Zesson  27/ , 

civ'et 

re'cent* 

cy'press 

ex  cept' 

eel lar 

cere  ment 

cis  tern 

ac  cent 

ce  dar* 

cerate 

ice  berg 

as  cent 

civ  il* 

lucid* 

in  cense 

de  scent* 

civic 

ran  cid* 

ex  cise 

sue  cess* 

cres  cent 

ac  id* 

ac  cept'* 

access* 

Zesson  2/2. 

Occupations. 

tailor 

saiFor* 

sad'dler 

bar'ber 

cutter 

brew  er 

ped  dler 

jew  el  er* 

paint  er* 

sur  geon* 

hostler 

ma  chin'ist* 

print  er* 

ma  son 

butch  er* 

mu  si  cian 

min  er 

jock  ey 

mer  chant 

coun'sel  or 

pilot 

sex  ton* 

black  smith* 

druggist* 

boat  man 

cler  gy  man 

cooper 

cob  bier 

108 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  2/S. 


s-sh, 

ti,  si,  ci. 

su'gar 

ac'tion* 

mis'sion* 

ver'sion* 

mar  tial 

auc  tion 

na  tion 

op  tion 

man  sion 

cau  tion* 

pas  sion* 

ten  sion 

as  sure'* 

frac  tion 

ra  tion 

pen  sion* 

in  sure 

ses  sion* 

cen  sure* 

press  ure 

en  sure 

9es  sion 

quas  si  a 

nau  se  a* 

Zesson  2/J^. 

g  silent. 

1  silent. 

gnat* 

stalk* 

chalk 

calves 

gnarl* 

psalm 

balk* 

calm* 

gneiss 

halves 

calk* 

folks 

gnash 

qualm* 

alms* 

palms 

gnome 

would* 

balm 

half 

gnawed 

farcon 

could 

should* 

Zesson  2/5. 

k  silent. 

w 

silent. 

knave* 

knelt 

wrath* 

wrench* 

kneel 

knife 

wreath* 

wrist 

knew 

knot 

wreck* 

writhe 

knell 

knock* 

wren 

writ 

knack* 

knoll* 

wretch 

wry 

knead 

knout* 

wrong 

wrin'kle* 

Zesson  2/6. 

Military  Terms. 

tattoo' 

gui'don 

gre  nade' 

caVal  ry 

ri'fle 

col  ors 

hus  sar 

in  fant  ry 

mus  ket 

scab  bard 

cais'son 

reg  i  ment 

cut  lass 

halberd 

ram  mer 

ar  tiller  y 

sa  ber 

knap  sack 

am  bu  lance 

bat  tal  ion 

mor  tar 

hav  e  lock 

broad  sword 

hav'er  sack 

car  tridge 

ban  ner 

bayonet 

ep  au  let 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


109 


Zesson  277. 

RULE.— When  monosyllables  end  in  /,  I,  or  s,  preceded  by  a  single 
vowel,  the  final  consonant  is  double ;  but  when  they  end  in  any  other 
letter  than/,  Z,  or  s,  the  final  letter  is  single. 

[State  why  each  word  does  or  does  not  double  its  final  letter,] 


scar 

cram 

bless 

brag 

bliss 

scoff 

span 

puss 

chill 

scrap* 

guess 

stem 

clip* 

drill 

frill 

drip 

brim* 

press 

trim* 

knell 

squall* 

whim* 

spin 

grip 

drop 

club 

prop* 

droll* 

off 

drug 

scum* 

blur* 

[Find  other  examples  on  pages  9,  11,  12,  13,  16,  18,  22,  24,  28,  30,  73,  74, 
and  write  them.] 

JLesson  278. 

Exceptions. — State  the  class  to  which  each  word  is  an  exception, 

as  his  shirr  odd* 

gas  egg  fizz*  butt* 

err*  of  us 

if*  thus*  was 

is  this  yes 

fuzz*  clef*  pus 


add* 
ebb* 


buzz 


Ijesson  2/9. 


[The  second  and  fourth  columns  contain  the  names  of  places  where 
the  articles  named  in  the  first  and  third  columns  are  supposed  to  have 
been  originally  manufactured  or  found.    Find  out  where  they  are.] 


call  CO 

Can  cut                  frieze 

Fries'land 

cam  brie' 

Cam  brai'                cu/rants 

Cor  inth 

CO  logne' 

Co  logne                   span  iel 

His  pan  io'la 

mag'net 

Mag  ne'sia               miis  lin 

Mo'sul 

dam  ask 

Da  mas'cus             cop  per 

Cy  prus 

drug  get 

Drog'he  da(Dr6h)  worst  ed 

Wor  stead 

cas  si  mere 

Cash  mere'              sar  dine 

Sar  din'i  a 

110 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  220. 


gh  silent. 

grA  is  Silent  after  i. 

[Many  derivatives  can  be  formed  from  these  words.    Let  pupils  form 

as  many  as  they  can.] 

weight  fight  light*  sight 

freight*  fright*  blight*  slight 

straight  height*  flight  sleight 

bight  '       nigh*  tight*  plight* 

bright*  knight  sigh*  wright 

Jjesson  227. 

gh  silent. 
gh  is  generally  silent  after  an  and  ou  and  before  t. 


slough* 

fought 

though* 

slaugh'ter* 

bought 

sought*. 

through 

dough  ty 

brought* 

aught 

furlough* 

neigh  bor 

thought 

naught 

thor  ough* 

haugh  ty* 

wrought* 

fraught* 

daugh  ter 

naugh  ty 

Jjesson  222, 

f=ph  and  gh. 

[Consult  dictionary  for  definitions.] 


nymph 

trough* 

sylph 

mor'phine 

lymph 

phase 

draught* 

go  pher 

sphynx* 

phrase* 

sap'phire*  (saf) 

a'phis* 

sough 

phlegm 

cam  phor 

ci  pher* 

slough* 

sphere* 

dol  phin* 

hy  phen* 

"    Lesson  223. 

si'phon* 

ser'aph 

tri'umph* 

suVphate 

tro  phy 

ca  liph 

ty  phoid* 

phos  phate 

or  phan* 

ty  phus* 

sul  phur 

phan  tom 

proph  et 

graph  ic* 

pha  lanx 

pheas  ant* 

phonic 

neph  ew* 

pam  phlet* 

graph  ite* 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Ill 


Zesson 

22J^. 

er^ar,  or,  yr. 

act'or 

Qi'der 

bor^der* 

faVor* 

^edar 

clo  ver 

cor  ner 

fla  vor* 

dan  ger* 

can  cer* 

dol  lar 

friar 

en  ter* 

cap  tor 

er  ror* 

bar  bor* 

can  dor* 

clam  or* 

fever 

fod  der 

jas  per 

cof  fer 

dor  mer 

col lar 

Jjesson  225. 

ham'mer 

fi^er* 

so'ber 

ran'cor 

ban  ner* 

heif  er 

gin  ger 

litter 

eel lar 

ru  mor* 

odor* 

lad  der 

fil  ter* 

tim  ber* 

oys  ter 

tutor* 

major 

tar  tar 

mor  tar* 

po  lar* 

con  ger 

beaver* 

cut  ler 

pow  der 

vul  gar 

pil  lar 

doc  tor 

nee  tar 

Jjesson  226. 

val'or* 

slen'der* 

win'ter 

solar* 

lunar 

tor  por* 

stu  por* 

wa  fer* 

snm  mer 

liq  uor 

chap  ter 

stel  lar* 

ju  ror* 

vie  ar 

lum  ber* 

lodg  er 

mat  ter 

tiger 

hor  ror* 

satyr 

tarn  per 

temper 

lum  bar 

gan  der 

gram  mar 

sculp  tor 

burg  lar 

can  dor 

Lesson 

227. 

hun'ger 

slan'der* 

tem'plar 

ledg^er* 

labor* 

win  ner 

splen  dor* 

beg  gar 

glim  mer* 

tumor 

zeph  yr 

ar  dor* 

mar  tyr 

pil  fer* 

dip  per 

pan  der 

splin  ter 

va  por* 

bear  er* 

ar  bor* 

lim  ber 

cum  ber 

hop  per 

sim  mer 

spon  sor 

molar 

sunder 

gen  der 

112  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  228. 

[Write  the  following  sentences,  choosing  the  proper  word  from  the 
parenthesis.] 

"Farewell,  my  (flours,  flowers),"  I  said. 
(The,  thee)  (sweet,  suite)  (rose,  rows)  as  (I,  eye)  passed 
Blushed  (two,  too,  to)  its  (core,  corps),  its  last 

Warm  (tier,  tear)  the  Lily  shed. — Bora  Greenweil. 
I  (herd,  heard)  the  trailing  garment  of  the  (night,  knight) 
Sweep  (threw,  through)  her  marble  (halls,  hauls). 

— Longfellow. 

The  (hart,  heart)  whose  softness  harmonized  the  (whole, 

hole). 
And  (oh!  0,  owe)  that  (I,  eye)  was  (in,  inn)  itself  a  (sole, 

soul) . — Byron. 

The  (rows,  rose)  is  (sweet,  suite)  est  washed  (with,  withe) 
(mourning,  morning)  (due,  dew). — Scott. 

That  (one,  won)  small  head  could  carry  (awl,  all)  he  (knew, 
new) . — Goldsmith. 

The  body  charms,  because  (the,  thee)  (soul,  sole)  is  (scene, 
seen,  seine). — Ymmg. 

The  (sun,  son)  now  (rows,  rose)  upon  the  (write,  rite, 
right,  Wright), 

Out  of  the  (see,  sea)  came  he; 
Still  hid  in  (mist,  missed)  and  on  (the,  thee)  left. 

Went  down  into  the  (see,  sea). — Coleridge. 

That  sacred  (our,  hour)  when  (steel,  steal)ing  from  the 

noise, 
Of  care  and  envy  (suite,  sweet)  remembrance  soothes. 

— Akenside. 

By  his  distortions  he  reveals  his  (pains,  panes) ; 
He  (bye,  by,  buy)  his  (tears,  tiers)  and  (buy,  by,  bye)  his 
(size,  sighs)  complains. — Prior. 

Free  spring  the  (flours,  flowers)  that  (sent,  scent,  cent)  the 

wind. — Bryant. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  229. 

ch— tch. 


113 


batch 

starch 

wretch 

sketch* 

latch 

parch* 

thatch* 

church 

birch* 

perch* 

scratch 

torch* 

arch* 

patch 

stench 

stretch* 

march* 

etch 

fetch 

pitch 

match 

bench 

lurch 

scorch* 

Zesson  230. 

ch- 

=tch. 

rich 

stitch* 

twitch* 

blotch 

smirch* 

much 

preach 

each 

witch 

teach 

notch* 

leach 

ditch 

switch* 

breach 

coach 

which* 

reach* 

bleach* 

roach 

hitch* 

itch 

botch* 

crutch 

Zesson  23/ . 

ch= 

=tch. 

trench 

wench 

drench 

mulch 

poach 

watch 

speech 

bunch 

couch* 

crouch* 

screech 

clinch 

clutch* 

snatch 

filch* 

flinch* 

pouch* 

slouch* 

milch 

blench 

vouch* 

quench* 

gulch* 

finch 

Zesson  232. 

ch= 

=tch. 

hatch* 

wretch'ed* 

trench'ant* 

trunch'eon 

flitch 

pitch  er* 

butch  er* 

hatch  el* 

scotch 

punch  eOn 

parch  ment* 

sand  wich 

belch 

ratch  et* 

latch  et 

crotch  et* 

such 

chal  dron 

kitch  en 

hatch  et* 

8— S 


114 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 

Zesson  233. 

Common  Business  Abbreviations. 

yard, 


account,  ^  ^^  t^^tx:^. 
at,  to, 


barrel, 

bushel, 

creditor, 

debtor. 

Collect  on 
delivery, 

cent, 


AO.i 

dozen,        ^^. 

dollar,  £ 

and  Com-  o^   / 
pany,       ^  ^' 

amount,  i^M^. 
attorney,  0^1 
deputy,       i 


f?-. 


answer,      ,^^-^^. 

ditto  (the  Bame.)t?2^. 


^ 


^ 


/ 


pound, 
quart, 
ounce, 
gallon, 

number, 

merchan- 
dise, 

received, 
payment, 

Post-offlce,  (7.   O. 
Postmaster, (yf  o^ 

Gentlemen,  oMedMd. 

(Messieurs.) 

per  cent,     % 

handker- 
chief, 

street, 


county, 


-a. 


\ 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  115 

Jjesson  23^. 

[Write  the  following  sentences,  choosing  the  proper  word  from  the 
parenthesis.] 

(Vice,  vise)  is  a  monster  of  such  frightful  (mien,  mean) 
That  (tOj  two,  too)  (bee,  be)  hated  needs  (but,  butt)  (too, 

to,  two)  (be,  bee)  (scene,  seen,  seine). 
Yet  (seen,  seine,  scene)   (too,  two,  to)  oft,  famihar  (with, 

withe)  her  face. 
We  first  endure,  then  pity,  then  embrace. — Pop«. 
(Know,  no)  sports  (but,  butt)  what  belong  (to,  too,  two) 

war  they  (no,  know), 
(Too,  two,  to)  (brake,  break)  the  stubborn  colt,  and  bend 

(thee,  the)  (beau,  bow). — Dryden. 
He  has  (heard,  herd)  the  (hale,  hail) 
As  from  (plate,  plait)  s  of  (male,  mail) 
From  his  own  (limn,  limb)s  shaken,  rattle. — Hill. 
Till  for  (knew,  new)  (seen,  scene)s  of  (woe,  whoa)  (piece, 

peace)  shall  (there,  their,  they  're)  force  restore. — 

Thomson, 
And  mangled  (limb,  limn)s,  and  (dyeing,  dying)  (grown, 

groan)  s, 
And  widows'  (tier,  tear)s  and  orphans'  (mown,  moan)s. — 

John  Scott. 

Or  (in,  inn)  the  (desert,  dessert)  (herd,  heard)  the  camel's 

(belle,  bell) . — Byron. 

Silent  and  (chased,  chaste)  she  (steal,  steel)  s  along. — Cowper. 
He 's  (but,  butt)  a  (retch,  wretch)  (with,  withe)  (all,  awl) 
his  lands. 
That  (ware,  wear)s  a  narrow  (sole,  soul). — Watts. 
Let  (pried,  pride)  (no,  know)  more  be  (herd,  heard). — Swain. 

(While,  wile)  a  (mown,  moan)  from  man  is  (rung,  wrung) . 

— Kingsley. 

As  (oar,  o'er,  ore)  the  eastern  hills  her  banners  glow. 
And  (vale,  veil)ed  in  (missed,  mist)  the  valley  sleeps  be- 
low.— Montgomery. 


116 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  235. 

Words  spelled  in  two  ways. 

[Consult  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary  and  find  to  which  spelling 
preference  is  given.] 


adz 

adze 

duU'ness 

dullness 

ax 

axe 

full  ness 

ful  ness 

cen'ter 

cen'tre 

ful  fiir 

ful  fir 

ci  gar' 

se  gar' 

en  vel'op 

en  vel'ope 

dis  patch 

des  patch 

en  roll  ment 

en  rol  ment 

fi^er 

fi'bre 

gray 

grey 

^ 

Zesson  2S6. 

vail 

veil 

de  fense' 

de  fence' 

jail 

gaol 

in  stall'ment 

in  stal'ment 

hos'tler 

os'tler 

lus'ter 

lus'tre 

hight 

height 

mea  ger 

mea  gre 

en  case' 

in  case' 

meter 

metre 

en  quire 

in  quire 

miter 

mi  tre 

Zesson  237. 

scep'ter 

scep'tre 

plow 

plough 

som  ber 

som  bre 

stanch 

staunch 

the  a  ter 

the  a  tre 

of  fense' 

of  fence' 

sirup 

syrup 

pre  tense 

pre  tence 

siren 

sy  ren 

skiirful 

skil'ful 

gipsy 

gypsy 

will  ful 

wilful 

Zesson  238. 

sa'ber 

sa'bre 

chime 

chimb 

ocher 

ochre 

scep'tic 

skep'tic 

al  caid 

al cade 

ey'ry 

ae'rie 

ancle 

ankle 

butt-end 

but-end 

ap  pair 

appal 

cen  ti  pede 

cen  ti  ped 

baulk 

balk 

drought 

drouth 

li'cence 

license 

pigmy 

Pyg^my 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


117 


Zesson  239. 

[Write  the  words  of  the  three  following  lessons,  dividing  them  into  syl- 

lables and  marking  the  pronunciation.    Consult  the 

dictionary.] 

mixture 

whisper 

sliver 

stony 

lily 

linger* 

mildew* 

oral* 

liver 

blister 

twirling 

moldy* 

scripture 

restrict* 

dirty 

broken 

tinder* 

predict* 

whirling* 

stolen* 

consist* 

singer 

flirting 

joker 

Lesson  2W> 

boarder 

mourner* 

engross 

prospect* 

postage 

token* 

modest 

process 

profile* 

total* 

modern* 

gospel 

parole 

smolder 

moral 

hovel 

programme* 

atone* 

proverb 

forage 

forger* 

patrol* 

monster 

congress 

Jjesson  24^/ . 

adopt* 

polish 

fortune 

stormy 

betroth* 

revolt 

morsel 

northern 

extol* 

bombast 

corset 

normal* 

respond* 

covet* 

torpor 

dormant* 

abscond* 

hover 

morbid* 

shorten 

copy 

color 

formal 

wordy 

mocking 

smother 

former* 

worthy 

Zesson  24^2, 

t 

silent. 

glis'ten* 

Christ'mas 

chas'ten* 

mortgage* 

cas  tie* 

bus  tie* 

this  tie 

hos  tier 

nest  le* 

bus  tie 

whis  tie 

bou  quet'* 

pestle 

chris  ten  dom 

tres  tie* 

de  pot* 

soft  en 

mis'tle  toe* 

wres  tie 

jos'tle 

chris  ten 

hasten 

chest  nut 

a  pos'tle 

118 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


jDesson  2^3. 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  and  pronunciation  of  these  words, 
and  write  sentences  containing  them.] 


alms 
arms 

day 
dey 

spa 
spar 

cruel 
crewel 

bate 
bait 

fro 
frow 

"    wale 
wail 

flow 
floe 

bay 
bey 

gage 
gauge 

wane 
wain 

wild 
wiled 

bark 
barque 

hoop 
whoop 

wall 
waul 

dost 
dust 

I/esson  2^J^, 

bask 
basque 

jibe 
gibe 

wert 
wort 

bore 
boar 

bite 
bight 

lo 
low 

with 
withe 

lore 
lower 

blend 
blende 

marc 
mark 
marque 

mind 
mined 

wile 
while 

blest 
blessed 

mask 
masque 

rime 
rhyme 

pencil 
pensile 

Zesson  2^5, 

boll 
bole 
bowl 

nice 
gneiss 

pride 
pried 

I 

aye 
eye 

bruit 
brute 

role 
roll 

horse 
hoarse 

airy 
aerie 

cole 
coal 

sac 

sack 

sacque 

use 

yews 

lava 
layer 

cue 
queue 

sine 
sign 

rung 
wrung 

martin 
marten 

betel 
beetle 

lumber 
lumbar 

insure 
ensure 

filter 
philter 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


119 


Jjesson  24^6. 

[Write  the  words  of  the  three  following  lessons,  dividing  them  into  syl- 
lables and  marking  the  pronunciation.    Consult  the  dictionary.] 


trouble* 

second 

number 

secret 

brandy 

linen* 

glassy* 

secrete* 

shanty 

portal* 

legend* 

eastern 

radish 

silver 

seaman 

grandee 

gentry 

cornet 

treaty* 

maltreat* 

plenty* 

nostril- 

devil 

clever* 

Jyesson  2 4^7. 

pleasant 

select* 

exempt* 

erect 

belfry* 

pleasure 

reflect* 

direct 

cadet* 

impel 

profess 

superb 

sever* 

molest* 

transgress 

herbage 

condemn* 

inspect 

distress 

earning 

contend* 

repel 

lament* 

divert 

Zesson  248. 

verbal 

trifle* 

describe* 

stingy 

perjure* 

climate* 

transpire 

guilty 

pearly 

resign* 

subscribe 

extinct* 

final* 

divide 

entwine 

willing 

divine 

ascribe 

climax* 

tinsel 

vital 

conspire* 

aspire* 

kindred 

Ijesson  249, ' 

shr,  squ. 

[Drill  carefully  on  pronunciation.    Do  not  give  the  sound  of  sr  for  shr. 

shrink                   shrank                  squirm*  squash* 

shrill*                   shrimp                  squirt  square* 

shrine                   shrift                    squab  squeak 

shrub*                  shrew                   squall  squeal 

shrunk                 shrug                    squad*  squint* 

shriek*                  shred*                   squaw*  squire 


120  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  250^ 

Rules  for  forming  derivative  words. 

[Require  pupils  to  learn  the  following  rules.] 

RULE  2.— Final  e  of  a  primitive  word  is  dropped  on  taking  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  vowel. 

Exceptions. — Words  ending  in  ce  or  ye,  usually  retain  the  e  before 
a  suffix  which  begins  with  a  or  o,  in  order  to  prevent  the  sound  of  c 
or  g  being  changed  to  the  hard  sound;  as,  'peace,  peaceable,  change, 
changeable,  courage,  courageous. 

Words  ending  in  oe  also  retain  the  e  in  order  to  preserve  the 
sound  of  the  root;  as,  shoe,  shoeing;  and  in  some  words  the  e  is 
retained  in  order  to  prevent  their  being  confounded  with  similar 
words;  as,  singe,  singeing,  to  distinguish  it  from  singing. 

RULE  3.— Final  e  of  a  primitive  word  is  retained  before  a  suffix  be- 
ginning with  a  consonant. 

Exceptions. 


du^y 

wo'ful 

wis^dom 

ar^gu  ment 

truly 

awful 

judg  ment 

a  bridg'ment 

duty 

whol  ly 

lodg  ment 

ac  knowl  edg  ment 

RULE  4.— Monosyllables  and  other  words  accented  on  the  last  sylla- 
ble, when  they  end  with  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single 
vowel,  or  by  a  vowel  after  qu,  double  the  final  letter  before  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  vowel. 

Exceptions. — X  final  is  never  doubled,  being  equivalent  to  ks. 
When  the  derivative  does  not  retain  the  accent  of  the  root,  the 
final  letter  is  not  always  doubled;  as,  confer',  con'ference,  infer' , 
in'jerence.  *  , 

RULE  5.— A  final  consonant,  when  it  is  not  preceded  by  a  single 
vowel,  or  when  the  accent  is  not  on  the  last  syllable,  remains  single 
before  an  additional  syllable. 

Note. — Worcester  doubles  the  final  I  in  such  words  as  travel, 
gravel,  cancel,  etc.  It  is  also  the  usage  in  England.  Americans 
generally  follow  the  spelling  of  Webster. 

RULE  B.—All  and  full  entering  into  words,  drop  one  I  except  when 
separated  by  a  hyphen  from  the  other  part  of  the  word. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


121 


Zesson  257. 

[Write  the  following  words  and 

give  the  rules  under  which  they  are 

formed.    Give  the  primitive  words.] 

safety* 

scanning 

engraving* 

channels 

haughtily* 

penniless* 

advices 

carriages* 

twingeing 

deceitful* 

auctioneer* 

systems 

rallying 

perusal 

gauging 

deferring 

debarred* 

satirist 

insurance* 

compelling 

hostility* 

numbered 

maturity 

equipage 

Zesson  252, 

benefited* 

occurrence* 

offering 

galloping 

beginning* 

creditor* 

controlling 

starry* 

planning 

stoppage 

gladden 

pocketed 

acquittal 

bragging 

tannery* 

preference* 

knitting 

appalling* 

admittance* 

thinnest 

carpeted* 

wrapper 

snappish 

abhorrence 

ensuing 

festivity 

density 

appraiser 

Zesson  253. 

lotteries* 

sinr^er 

caroling 

funny 

canceling 

deference* 

unfitting* 

slumberer* 

rebellion 

difference* 

drummer 

chatting 

shopping* 

forgotten 

transference 

merited* 

chiseled 

beggar 

gossiping 

labeled* 

glimmering* 

suffering 

outwitted* 

preferable 

oppression 

neutrality 

scenery 

pitiful 

Zesson  254^. 

regretting 

sheltering* 

rubber 

swimmer 

riddance 

blotting 

limited* 

shivering* 

covetous* 

wanderer 

tunneling 

trotting 

obeyed* 

shrubbery* 

omitting* 

quarreling 

propeller 

wedding* 

counseling 

modeler 

twitting 

shattering 

marvelous* 

forbidden* 

122 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  255. 

[Write  the  singular  and  plural  forms  of  the  words  below.    Require 
pupils  to  give  reasons  for  plurals  formed.] 

Formation  of  Plurals. 
Most  words  form  the  plural  by  adding  s  to  the  singular. 
Exceptions. 


When  the 

singular  ends  in  s. 

ss,  z,  sh,  ch  soft,  or  x, 

the  plural  it 

formed  hy  adding 

es. 

topaz* 

watch 

apex* 

isthmus* 

blush 

atlas 

suffix 

address 

brush 

glass 

sketch* 

morass 

church 

switch 

circus 

excess 

brooch 

branch* 

chorus 

carcass* 

lunch 

caucus 

witness* 

mattress 

actress 

princess 

harness 

tigress* 

ibex* 

blemish* 

fortress 

lotus 

Zesson  256. 


When  the  singular  ends  in  o  preceded  by  a  consonant,  most  words 
add  es. 


cargoes* 

negroes 

mulattoes 

buffaloes* 

echoes* 

volcanoes* 

embargoes 

torpedoes 

vetoes 

tornadoes* 

viragoes 

desperadoes* 

frescoes 

potatoes 

calicoes* 

tomatoes 

heroes 

grottoes 

stilettoes 

bravoes 

mottoes* 

musquitoes* 

porticoes 

palmettoes* 

Zesson  257. 

When  the  singular  ends  in  y  preceded  by  a  consonant,  change  y  to  ies. 


lady 

party 

candy 

dandy 

daisy 

gully* 

pansy* 

covey 

hobby* 

jelly 

pony 

ruby* 

buggy 

poppy* 

baby 

duty* 

ditty* 

puppy 

jury* 

cranny 

dummy 

berry 

navy* 

foundry' 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


123 


Ijesson  258, 

Formation  of  Plurals. 

Some  nouns  change  f  or  fe  into  ves.     Some  form  the  plural  by  chang- 
ing the  root  vowel.] 


Change/ or /e 

to  ves. 

Change  the  root  vowel. 

thief 

beef 

mouse                     mice 

calf 

knife 

foot                         feet 

life 

wife 

goose                      geese 

wolf 

loaf 

tooth                       teeth 

self 

sheaf 

man                        men 

shelf 

leaf 

woman                   women 

Ijesson  259. 

[Write  the  singular  and  plural  forms  of  the  following  words,  giving 
the  reason  for  the  formation  of  the  plural  in  each  case.  All  words  in 
the  three  following  lessons  ending  in  o,  preceded  by  a  consonant,  form 
their  plurals  by  adding  s.] 


trio 

cuckoo 

mercy* 

alley 

folio* 

tattoo 

policy 

turkey 

cameo* 

studio* 

vacancy* 

faculty* 

ratio 

kangaroo* 

pulley 

medley* 

bamboo* 

seraglio 

tendency 

gallery* 

lesson  260. 

essay- 

nursery 

calumny* 

comedy 

artery* 

granary* 

deputy 

journey 

solo* 

embryo 

albino 

piano* 

lasso 

zero 

octavo 

abbey 

colony* 

envoy 

injury* 

agony* 

story 

society* 

theory* 

money 

lesson  26/, 

merino* 

tyro 

soprano* 

two* 

ranchero* 

junto 

turnkey* 

quarto 

sirocco* 

monarchy 

tragedy* 

duodecimo 

holiday* 

viceroy 

innuendo 

attorney 

library* 

halo* 

memento 

lackey 

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Zesson  262. 

[Write  the  plurals  of  the  following  words  and  give 

the  rules  under 

which  they  j 

are  formed.] 

arch 

editor* 

picnic* 

manifesto 

pony 

burglary* 

buttress 

witticism 

compass* 

diamond 

empress* 

intaglio 

calyx 

ostrich* 

radish 

party* 

visitor* 

peach 

lamprey 

galley* 

alliance 

plum 

cherry 

entry* 

Zesson  263. 

[Write  the  following  words  and  give  the  rules  under  which  they  are 

formed.    Give  the 

primitive  words.] 

drollery* 

virtuous 

fidgety* 

ransomed 

aguish 

beveled 

dizziness* 

rapturous 

fierceness* 

shipping* 

frightful 

godliness 

senator 

creator* 

entirely* 

disclosure* 

laureled 

issuing 

reliance* 

clayey 

requital 

kidnaper 

druggist 

desirable* 

Zesson  26J^. 

falsity 

expensive* 

scrolls 

blasphemer 

friendliness* 

capsizing* 

distasteful 

captivity 

fastening* 

busily* 

duties* 

survivor* 

futurity 

deploying 

groveling 

centralize 

jobber 

vaguely* 

caviler 

omnibuses 

censurable 

grayish 

becoming* 

besiegers* 

Zesson  265. 

agonies 

lecturer* 

loyalist 

levying 

dignified* 

plentiful* 

journalism 

vandalism 

blustering 

obscurity* 

navies 

gibberish 

pavement* 

laziness 

novelist 

worshiper 

vigorous* 

manliness* 

luckily 

mummies* 

outstripped 

legislator* 

justified* 

researches 

^    CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  125 

Zesson  266.    ^ 

[Write  the  following -Hsentences,  choosing  the  proper  word  from  the 
parenthesis.] 

Why  does  (one,  won)  climate  and  (one,  won)  soil  endue 

The  blushing  poppy  with  a  crimson  (hue,  hew) , 

Yet  leave  the  lily  (pail,  pale),  and  tinge  the  violet  (blew, 

blue) . — Prior. 

After  a  tempest,  when  the  winds  are  (laid,  lade), 

The  calm  (see,  sea)  wonders  at  the  (wrecks,  recks)  it  (maid, 

made). — WalUr. 
(Be,  bee)  thou  as  (chased,  chaste)  as  ice,  as  pure  as  snow, 

Thou  shalt  (knot,  not)  escape  calumny. — Shakespeare. 

She  (raise,  raze,  rays)ed  her  (veil,  vale)  that  the  (son, 
sun)'s  (rays,  raise,  raze)  (might,  mite)  kiss  her  cheek. 

(Our,  hour)  (hoard,  horde)  is  little,  (but,  butt)  (hour,  our) 
(hart,  heart) s  are  (grate,  great). — Tennyson. 

He  gave  (to,  too,  two)  misery  (all,  awl)  he  had — a  (tier, 

tear) . — Gray. 
Plant  a  white  (rows,  roes,  rose)  at  my  (feet,  feat), 
Or  a  lily  (fair,  fare)  and  (suite,  sweet). — Julia  a  R.  Dow. 

'T  is  (butt,  but)  a  little  faded  (flower,  flour) 
(Butt,  but)  (0,  oh,  owe)  how  fondly  (deer,  dear). 

— Ellen  C.  Howarth. 
(Won,  one)  dip  the  (pencil,  pensile)  and  (one,  won)  string 

the  (liar,  lyre). — Pope. 
My  (way,  weigh)  of  life  is  fallen  into  (thee,  the)   (sear, 

sere),  the  yellow  (lief,  leaf). — Shakespeare. 
Still  (oar,  o'er,  ore)  those  (seen,  scene) s  my  mem'ry  wakes. 

And  fondly  broods  (with,  withe)  miser  care; 
(Time,  thyme)  (butt,  but)  th'  impression  stronger  makes, 
As  streams  (there,  their)  channels  deeper  (wear,  ware). 

— Burns. 

For  (the,  thee)  (thee,  the)  bubbling  springs  appear  (to,  too, 

two)  (mom,  mourn). — Dryden. 


126  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  267. 

[The  headings  below  indicate  the  part  of  speecli  to  which  the  deriva- 
tive word  belongs,  and  the  meaning  of  the  suffix.] 

ja  S  .  S  5  .  .• 

>  X  >  2<  < 

Root  word.     Suffix.         Suffix.  Suffix.  Suffix.  Suffix. 

(doing)  (more) 

(did)    (continuing     (to  make)  (that  whicli)    (manner) 
to)  (one  who) 

A  light ed ing en er ly. 

B  interest  .  ed ing. 

C  bright en er ly. 

D  sail ed ing or. 

E  wrap  ___ed ing er. 

F  travel- _-ed ing er. 

G  dry ed ing er ly. 

[Copy,  and  fill  the  blanks  with  the  proper  derivative  words.] 

A.     a  candle,  which  — —  the   whole   room,   she 

tripped across  the  floor,  her  heart  made by  the 

endeavor  she  had  made  to his  sorrow. 

B.  I  will myself  in  the young  lady  who 

herself  in  the  affair. 

C.  The  rising  sun  s  the   scene,  but  although  it 

shines ,  it  shone  more ^  yesterday,  and  will  be  still 

at  noon. 

D.  The  ship away  to  the  south,  the s  waving 

their  hats  while out-  of  the  harbor. 

E.  After  the  young  lady  in  her  he  a 

shawl  about  her  to  keep  her  dry. 

F.     all  the  morning,  the found  that  he  had 

only  ten  miles. 

G.  The  sun  is the  ground  fast,  and  to-morrow  it 

will  be  much .     The  wind,  also,  has it  very  much. 

[The  teacher  may  give  pupils  other  root  words  from  which  to  form 
derivatives  by  adding  the  suffixes  above.  Then  let  them  construct 
sentences  like  those  in  this  lesson,  illustrating  the  use  of  the  deriva- 
tives thus  formed.] 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


127 


Zesson  268, 

ei  and  ie. 

Many  pupils  find  it  difficult  to  remember  and  distinguish 
the  proper  sequence  of  these  letters  when  coming  together 
in  words.  If  they  will  commit  to  memory  Dr.  Brewer's 
simple  little  rhyming  rule,  as  given  below,  and  learn  the 
exceptions  to  it,  also  given,  they  will  readily  overcome  this 
difficulty. 

Dr.  Brewer's  Rule. 


I  before  e 

Or  when  sounded 

as  a 

Except  after  c, 

As  in  neighbor  and  weigh. 

brief 

bier 

pierce 

thief 

friend 

fierce 

grief 

piece 

thieve 

sieve 

fiend 

liege 

priest 

tierce 

siege 

field 

niece 

shield 

wield 

bre  vier' 

chief 

li  en 

shriek 

yield 

front  ier 

veil 

grieve 

mien 

frieze 

a  chieve 

Jjesson  269. 

be  lief 

rei 

brieve' 

freight 

rein'deer 

be  lieve 

se'ries 

skein 

ceil 

re  lief 

SOI 

•tie 

eight 

ceiring 

re  lieve 

hei 

Inous 

con  ceit' 

re  ceipt' 

ag  grieve 

nei 

Lgh  bor 

con  ceive 

per  ceive 

re  prieve 

in  veigh' 

re  ceive 

de  ceit 

mis'chief 

ker'chief 

be  friend 

de  ceive 

seme 

seize 

weird 

sleight 

height 


Jjesson  270. 

Exceptions  to  i  before 


ei'ther 
nei  ther 
lei  sure 
in  vei'gle 
heifer 


non  pa  reil' 
ka  lei'do  scope 
for'feit 
sur  feit 
for  eign 


sov  er  eign 
coun  ter  feit 
mul  lein 
exc.  to  ei  after  c. 
fin  an  cier' 


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Jjesson  27/. 


en 

or  on? 

asp'en 

de'mon 

pat'ten 

row'en 

com  mon 

gal  Ion* 

her  on* 

ten  don* 

hy  phen* 

latten 

lin  en* 

omen 

mam  mon 

wag  on 

pen  non* 

siren 

sum  mon* 

li  chen* 

rib  bon 

cordon 

ser  mon* 

dragon 

car  bon 

can  yon* 

Zesson  272, 

glis'ten* 

lin'den* 

feron* 

sullen* 

colon 

jar  gon 

pol  len* 

salm  on 

flagon 

capon 

talon 

peon 

sta  men* 

ma  tron* 

chil  dren 

breth  ren 

cit  ron 

pa  tron 

ebon 

Cray  on* 

can  ton* 

melon 

ten  on* 

chal  dron 

Zesso7z  2  73. 

ance,  ence,  or  ense  ? 

pru'dence 

ab'sence 

se'quence 

li'cense 

ere  dence* 

es  sence 

guid  ance* 

im  mense'* 

quit  tance 

rid  dance 

val  ance 

pre 

tense 

ca  dence* 

en  trance* 

penance* 

con 

dense 

par  lance 

bal  ance* 

pres  ence 

dis 

pense* 

ord  nance* 

si  lence 

du  ranee 

con'se  quence* 

Jjesson  274^' 

cy,  sy,  or  zy  ? 


[Find  in 

the  dictionary  the 

J  meaning  and  pronui 

Qciation.] 

pal'sy 

quin'sy 

flu'en  cy 

priVa  cy 

fren  zy* 

a  gen  cy* 

her  e  sy 

jeal  ous  y 

drop  sy 

pleu  ri  sy* 

leg  a  cy* 

pi  ra  cy 

greas  y* 

lep  ro  sy 

in  fan  cy 

de  cen  cy* 

poesy 

pli  an  cy* 

sol  ven  cy* 

buoy  an  cy 

lu  na  cy 

clem  en  cy* 

se  ere  cy* 

CO  gen  cy 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


129 


Zesson  275. 

el  or 

al? 

tun'nel* 

front'al 

la'bel 

fa'tal* 

den  tal 

flan  nel 

mor  tal 

pet  rel 

fun  nel 

fes  tal* 

libel* 

na  tal* 

ken  nel* 

char  nel* 

bru  tal* 

vital* 

fen  nel 

ves  tal 

bar  rel 

tas  sel 

quint  al 

grap  nel* 

^  sorrel 

mor  sel 

Zesso7i  276, 

to'tal 

veronal* 

scal'pel 

scan'dal 

tin  sel* 

car  nal 

ve  nal* 

gam  brel 

coun  sel 

dam  sel 

mar  vel 

bridal 

port  al* 

spi  nal* 

san  dal 

tim  brel 

sig  nal* 

tram  mel* 

van  dal* 

pe  dal 

fusel 

gos  pel 

lintel* 

tum  brel* 

chan  nel 

final 

camel 

squir  rel 

Zesson  277. 

scoun'drel 

dis'mal 

co'pal 

lo'cal* 

form  al* 

bevel* 

ther  mal* 

vowel 

min  strel 

mam  mal 

reb  el 

row  el* 

nor  mal* 

rev  el* 

ras  cal 

fo  cal 

se  quel* 

pri  mal 

fiscal 

vo  cal* 

level 

gavel 

nov  el* 

towel 

men  tal 

trav  el 

hovel 

ves  sel 

Zesson  278. 

s  or 

z? 

ca  rouse' 

de  sign'* 

re  sound'* 

mi'ser 

ap  pease* 

ga  zette 

Stan  za 

loz  enge 

de  vise* 

re  sort 

seiz  ing 

treas  ure 

pre  side* 

ba  zaar 

es  pouse 

cit  i  zen 

ap  plause* 

re  suit* 

driz'zle* 

her  0  ism 

re  sent* 

ap  prize* 

pleas  ant 

par  ti  san 

9— S 


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jOesson  279, 


en 

or  on? 

Most  words  ending  in  en  have  the  e  silent,  and  many  words  ending 

in  on  have  the  o 

silent.    In  the  following  the  e  and  o  are  silent. 

molt'en 

glut'ton* 

par'son 

pris'on 

miz  zen 

heav  en 

leav  en* 

straight  en* 

black  en* 

froz  en* 

mut  ton 

bacon 

trea  son* 

maid  en* 

kit  ten 

per  son* 

sweet  en 

ma  son 

cot  ton* 

stol  en 

bra  zen 

written 

quick  en* 

rotten 

Zesson  280. 

but'ton 

sad'den* 

bla'zon 

raVen* 

bat  ten 

arson* 

Eden 

haven 

era  ven* 

glad  den 

hemp  en 

gar  den 

fat  ten 

les  son* 

par  don 

clo  ven* 

flatten 

hid  den 

shrunk  en 

strick  en* 

shak  en 

red  den* 

bur  den* 

ward  en* 

Zesson  28/. 

o'pen 

dam'son* 

earth'en 

loos'en* 

bea  con* 

wea  zen 

oxen 

swol  len 

token* 

tak  en* 

vixen 

reck  on 

weak  en 

fall  en* 

crim  son* 

deaf  en 

poi  son* 

eaten 

hoi  den 

threat  en* 

chosen* 

beat  en 

oven 

striv  en 

Zesson  282. 

c 

or  s? 

lat'tice 

im'pulse* 

flac'cid 

as  perse'* 

cres  cent 

pre  cinct 

vac  cine 

con  vulse* 

en  force'* 

doc  ile 

meer  schaum 

in  tense'* 

jo  cose 

par  eel* 

'as  cend' 

fa  cade 

con  dense* 

prov  ince 

con  cern 

e  rase* 

re  lease 

pre  cept 

mo  rose* 

dis  pense* 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


131 


Zesso/i  283. 

Abstract 

nouns  and  names  of  substances  have 

no  plural,  except 

when  used  to  denote  different  sorts. 

laxity 

malice* 

silver* 

anger 

cunning 

platinum 

pewter 

knowledge 

varnish 

prudence* 

poverty* 

ambition* 

gratitude* 

phosphorus 

disgust 

satiety 

rhetoric 

sulphur 

rancor 

modesty* 

loyalty 

raiment* 

remorse* 

anguish* 

Zesson  28 J^. 

The  following  have  the  plural  form  only. 

archives 

victuals* 

nippers 

forceps 

assets* 

nuptials* 

entrails 

billiards 

sundries 

amends 

measles* 

snuffers 

scissors 

shears 

vitals 

tweezers 

embers* 

wages* 

tactics* 

contents* 

annals* 

pliers 

pincers* 

trappings 

Zesson  285. 

Words  ending  in  c  liard  take  k  before  a  suffix  beginning  with  e,  t,  or 

y,  in  order  to  preserve  the  hard  sound  of  c. 

panic 

panicky 

picnic 

picknicking 

colic 

colicky 

bivouac 

bivouacked 

mimic 

mimicking 

mimicked 

picnicked 

frolic 

frolicking 

frolicked 

bivouacking 

traffic 

trafficking 

trafficked 

trafficker 

Zesson  286. 

* 

[Write  the  singular  and  plural  forms  of  the  following  words.] 

pulley* 

factory* 

enemy 

cavity* 

volley 

chimney 

century 

innuendo 

fishery 

victory* 

parley 

sandwich 

jockey 

history* 

agency* 

soldier 

robbery* 

monkey 

luxury* 

dispatch 

melody* 

valley* 

affi-ay 

suffix 

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ac  quaint' 
ab  stain* 
con  tain 
as  cer  tain' 
con  strain' 
dis  train 


Jjesso?i  287. 

ane  or  ain  ? 

dis  dain'*  per  tain'* 

mun'dane 

main  tain'* 

de  tain* 

do  main 

ur  bane 


re  frain* 
pro  fane* 
re  gain 
re  tain* 
re  strain* 


sus  tain' 
mem'brane 
en  ter  tain' 
hur'ri  cane 
coun'ter  pane 
ul  tra  mon'tane 


Lesson  288. 

ace,  ise,  or  ice  ? 


jus'tice* 

pin'nace 

preface 

pal'ace 

fur  nace 

prac  tice 

lat  tice* 

ter  race* 

cop  pice 

men  ace* 

sol  ace* 

serv  ice* 

anise 

mal  ice* 

cornice 

nov  ice 

crev  ice* 

bod  ice 

fran  chise* 

trea  tise 

sur  plice 

mor  tise* 

chal  ice 

sol  stice 

Lesson  289. 

ce 

or  se? 

. 

em  brace' 

re  cluse' 

in  verse' 

re  lease'* 

dis  grace* 

tra  duce* 

de  nounce* 

e  vince 

pre  cise* 

ab  struse 

con  verse 

en  sconce 

grimace 

re  verse* 

con  vince 

a  verse* 

ver  bose 

a  merce 

per  verse* 

an  nounce" 

pro  fuse* 

di  verse 

de  cease 

*   trans  verse 

Lesson  290. 

ce  or  se  ? 

poul'tice 

nov'ice 

di  vorce' 

dis  burse 

con  course* 

no  tice* 

ex  pause* 

police 

com  merce 

re  nounce' 

dis  perse 

va  lise 

pur  chase 

im  merse* 

ex  pense 

ca  price* 

prov  ince* 

in  dorse* 

CO  erce* 

dis  course 

pur  pose 

ad  vance 

im  mense 

re  source 

let  tuce 

re  morse* 

re  spouse* 

re  course 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


133 


J^esson  29/, 

g,  di,  and  6.g=i. 


reagent 
CO  gent 
ur  gent* 
ful  gent 
tan  gent 
pun  gent* 


dig'it 
logic 
trag  ic* 
mag  ic 
vigil 
badg  er* 
ledg  er* 


le'gion 
lith  arge 
or  gies 
wa  ges* 
mort  gage* 
sol  dier 
chal  lenge" 


strin'gent* 
lar  gess 
bur  gess 
ge  nus* 
gen  ius* 
jujube 

Ijesson 

venge'ance 
lodg  ment 
judg  ment* 
budg  et 
fidget 
cud  gel 
re  gion* 

Ijesson 

di  vulge'* 
a  bridge* 
adjudge 
dis  lodge* 
as  suage 
allege* 
jew'el 


con  gear 
a  venge 
de  range* 
ar  range 
im  pinge 
in  fringe* 

292. 

di  verge' 
sub  merge* 
in  dulge 
im  merge 
syringe 
gen  tian 
blud  geon* 

293. 

ere  gy 
effigy 
en  er  gy* 
lit  ur  gy 
strat  e  gy* 
prod  i  gy 
leth  ar  gy 


ex  change'* 
ex  punge 
dis  charge* 
e  merge 
dis  gorge* 
con  verge 


gud'geon 
dud  geon* 
ves  tige* 
pres  tige* 
par  tridge 
por  ridge 
pag  eant 


sur'ger  y 
for  ger  y* 
ge  ni  al 
in  te  ger 
fu  gi  tive 
tan  gi  ble 
dil  i  gent 


Ijesson  29 4^. 


ame  or  aim  ? 


are  or  air  ? 


ac  claim' 
be  came 
dis  claim* 
de  claim 
ex  claim* 
de  fame* 


in  flame' 
re  claim* 
claim' ant* 
game  ster 
nick  name 
o  ver  came' 


af  fair' 
a  ware* 
be  ware 
com  pare* 
de  clare 
de  spair 


im  pair 
in  snare 
pre  pare'* 
un  fair 
re  pair* 
wel'fare 


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' 

Zesson  295, 

n: 

==ng. 

un'cle 

clan'gor 

con'cord* 

sancli  fy 

anx  ious* 

lin  ger* 

con  course 

sa^ic  ti  ty 

in  stinct* 

min  gle* 

phar  ynx 

punctual* 

ad  junct 

twink  le 

con  gress* 

sin  gu  lar* 

pre  cinct 

wrink  le 

fun  gus* 

an  gu  lar 

rank  le* 

sprink  le 

crink  le 

tri  an  gle 

Zesson  296. 

x= 

-cks. 

affix 

lynx 

flex'ure 

con'vex 

suffix 

noxious* 

sex  tant 

si  lex 

text  ure* 

calyx 

ex  tant 

i  hex* 

Tnixture* 

prox  y* 

text  ile 

bo  rax* 

a  pex 

dex  trous 

ver  tex* 

tho  rax 

bux  om* 

fixt  ure 

vor  tex* 

cli  max* 

Zesson  297. 

x= 

=cks. 

ra'dix 

in'flux* 

ex  pand'* 

ex  ploit' 

pro  lix'* 

reflux 

ex  pect 

ex  plode* 

helix 

smi  lax* 

ex  pend* 

re  lax* 

com  plex* 

flex  ion 

expel 

ex  pense* 

du  plex 

sphinx* 

expert 

ex  tent 

reflex 

ex  plain' 

ex  pire 

ex  pause 

Zesson  298. 

y  or  ey  ? 

alley* 

hob'by* 

quely 

volley 

tally 

bar  ley 

kid  ney 

rar  i  ty 

lack  ey 

par  ley 

pas  try 

effigy* 

chim  ney* 

flurry* 

trophy* 

villainy 

gen  try 

prox  y* 

pars  ley 

dig  ni  ty* 

hack  ney 

mot  ley 

poul  try* 

rem  e  dy* 

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Zesson  299. 


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[The  words  printed  in  italics  in  the  following  lists  are  very  frequently- 
misused.  The  proper  words  are  printed  in  connection  with  them. 
Correct  the  errors  in  the  sentences  given,  and  use  the  italicized  words 
properly  in  sentences  of  your  own.] 


1  pack 

5  sweet 

9  magnificent 

13  learn 

carry 

nice 

fine 

teach 

fetch 

pretty 

good 

2  expect 

6  guess 

10  balance 

14  calculate 

suppose 

think 

remainder 

intend 

-v. 

believe 
likely 

3  anticipate 

7  love 

11  cunning 

15  funny 

expect 

like 

pretty 
nice 

strange 

4  ladies 

8  gentlemen 

12  most 

16  reckon 

women 

men 

almost 

believe 

I  packed  a  pail  of  water  into  the  house. 

She  had  just  the  sweetest  little  dog. 

Did  n't  we  have  a  magnificent  time  ? 

I  wish  you  would  learn  me  to  sing. 

I  expect  you  are  angry  with  me. 

I  guess  you  will  not  be  able  to  go  with  me. 

He  spent  the  balance  of  the  day  at  home. 

You  calculate  to  sell  the  farm  I  reckon? 

She  anticipates  his  coming  soon. 

Do  you  love  tea  or  coffee  the  best? 

That  is  the  cunningest  little  baby  I  ever  saw. 

It  is  funny  how  quickly  he  was  killed. 

Ladies  have  finer  instincts  than  gentlemen. 

She  cooked  most  all  the  rice. 

His  ideas  are  not  calculated  to  make  him  a  good  man. 

There  are  ten  eales-ladies  in  the  store. 

Pack  that  bundle  over  here. 


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Zesson  300. 

Herbs  and  Plants. 

mint 

rue 

muriein 

chick' weed 

dill 

fen'nel 

clo  ver 

spin  ach 

sage 

cumin 

mal  low 

worm  wood 

an'ise 

saf  fron 

bur  dock 

com  frey 

catnip 

basil 

car  a  way 

sham  rock 

sas  sa  fras 

sax  i  frage          pep  per  mint        ver  vain 

Zesson  SO/. 

Flowers. 

liry 

pop'py 

ver  be'na 

night'shade 

myr  tie 

fox  glove 

mar'i  gold 

rose  ma  ry 

blue  bell 

hare  bell 

col  um  bine 

can  dy  tuft 

crocus 

jon  quil 

dan  de  li  on 

peony 

pansy 

iris 

por  tu  la'ca 

gla  di'o  lus 

violet 

pe  tu'ni  a 

mign'on  ette 

chrys  an'the  mum 

Lesson  302. 

Names  of  Girls. 

Maud 

Ag'nes 

Grace 

Charlotte 

Ruth 

Bertha 

Blanche 

Mar  tha 

Alice 

Hel  en 

Flo'ra 

Mabel 

Anna 

Edith 

Fran  ces 

Laura 

Clara 

Ellen 

Dora 

Sarah 

Ada 

Emily 

Julia 

Mil  dred 

Zesson  303. 

^ 

Occupations. 

plumb'er 

bro'ker 

can'vass  er 

te  leg'ra  phist 

buck  ster 

bank  er 

dis  patch'er 

pho  nog  ra  pher 

brake  man 

ca  ter  er 

car'pen  ter 

pho  tog  ra  pher 

en  gi  neer' 

baker 

ar'chi  tect 

cabin  et-mak'er 

flag'-man 

at  tor'ney 

phy  si'cian 

chi  rop'o  dist 

con  duct'or 

jan'i  tor 

surveyor 

a  poth  6  ca  ry 

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Zesson  304^. 

[The  words  printed  below  in  italics  are  often  misused.  Correct  the 
errors  in  the  sentences,  and  use  the  italicized  words  in  sentences  of 
your  own.] 


1  awfully 
very 

2  recommend 
advise 


5  elegant 
delightful 
pleasant 

6  propose 
purpose 


9  can 
may 


13  splendid 
excellent 


3  stop  7  locate 
stay  settle 

4  universal  8  section 
general  neighborhood 


10  transpire        14  lovely 
pass  pleasant 

pretty 

11  posted  15  contemptible 

informed  contemptuous 

12  dangerous     16  perpetually 
in  danger  continually 


That  was  an  awfully  funny  occurrence. 

We  had  the  most  elegant  time  you  ever  knew  of. 

Can  I  see  you  this  afternoon  ? 

What  splendid  pudding  this  is. 

I  should  recommend  you  not  to  go. 

He  proposes  going  to  the  city  to-day. 

Many  years  have  transpired  since  I  skated. 

Is  n't  this  the  most  lovely  picnic  you  ever  attended  ? 

At  what  hotel  in  the  city  do  you  stop? 

I  shall  locate  in  San  Francisco. 

He  is  well  posted,  but  I  have  a  contemptible  opinion  of  him. 

She  is  an  awfully  nice  girl. 

The  universal  opinion  in  that  section  is,  that  he  is  guilty. 

I  hear  John  is  sick.     Is  he  dangerous? 

She  was  perpetually  calling  on  her  neighbors. 

Would  you  recommend  me  to  buy  that  horse  ? 

What  an  elegant  day  this  is. 

Will  you  stop  in  this  section  long? 

I  dislike  to  see  people  perpetually  finding  fault. 

What  a  lovely  calico  dress  that  is. 


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Zesson  305. 

9  and  S9=s. 

ex  cess' 

re  cite' 

ad  duce' 

de  vice'* 

tran  scend 

excite 

de  duce* 

suf  fice 

ex  eel* 

in  cite* 

re  duce 

en  tice* 

con  ceal* 

con  duce 

efface* 

de  cide 

con  cem* 

in  duce* 

apace 

sin  cere 

de  cease* 

de  face 

advice 

con  cise 

JOesson 

306. 

fas  cine' 

fac'ile 

ab'scess 

scar'ci  ty 

re  scind* 

jaun  dice 

proc  ess* 

cent  u  ry 

ob  scene 

sci  ence* 

for  ceps* 

an  ces  try* 

con  du'cive* 

scis  sors 

vis  cid 

sorcery 

plac'id 

cim  e  ter 

CO  in  cide'* 

chan  cer  y 

tac  it* 

seen  ic 

lar'ce  ny* 

dis  ci'ple* 

Zesson  307. 

ace,  ice,  is,  or  ise  ? 


fi'nis 

ben'e  fice 

prec'i  pice* 

prej'u  dice* 

clev  is* 

ar  mis  tice* 

pa  ral'y  sis 

cow  ard  ice* 

trel  lis* 

el  lip'sis     * 

in'ter  stice 

den  ti  frice 

der  vis* 

lic'o  rice 

ap  pren'tice 

ne  crop'o  lip 

gra  tis* 

gen  e  sis 

neck'lace 

me  trop  o  lis 

the  sis 

or  i  fice* 

av  a  rice* 

pa  ren  the  sis 

Zesson  308. 

cy,  zy, 

or  sy? 

co'sy* 

i'cy* 

pros'y 

dai'sy 

crazy 

dozy 

racy 

saucy 

nois  y 

juicy* 

Aim  sy* 

posy 

spicy* 

mazy 

lazy 

diz  zy 

tansy 

tipsy 

drow  sy* 

rosy* 

hazy* 

gypsy* 

flee  cy* 

pansy 

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Zesson  309. 

al 

Orel? 

[Find  the  meaning  of  these  words.] 

du'cal 

flo^ral* 

chis'el 

le'gal 

ru  ral* 

cam  el 

vas  sal 

na  val* 

vowel 

panel 

dow  el* 

fuel 

plu  ral 

ver  bal* 

spous  al 

[ 

rival* 

fru  gal* 

chap  el* 

na  sal* 

opal 

jew  el*    . 

dor  sal 

^    nick  el 

regal 

Zesson  370. 

o'val* 

new'el 

pet'al* 

gru'el 

trow  el 

trial 

grav  el 

mi  tral* 

papal 

dial* 

royal 

equal 

offal* 

can  eel 

chan  eel 

* 

cruel 

tidal 

mor  al* 

spec  tral 

cen  tral* 

vial 

cor  al* 

as  tral 

gimbal 

Zesson  37i. 

[In  the  following  words  in  el,  the  e  is 

1  silent.] 

wea'sel 

rav'el* 

ha'zel 

tog'gel 

tea  sel 

grov  el* 

man  tel 

shriv  e] 

L* 

ea  sel* 

scov  el 

mus  sel* 

betel 

drivel 

navel 

ous  el* 

swin  gel 

snivel 

chat  tel* 

shov  el 

mis  pick  el 

swiv  el* 

barb  el 

shek  el* 

man'gel  wur'zel* 

Zesson  3/2. 

ety  or  ity  ? 

[Consult  the  dictionary  for  meaning  and  pronunciation.] 

qual  i  ty  lo  cal  i  ty*  fa  cil  i  ty* 

pi  e  ty*  an  nu  i  ty*  vi  cin  i  ty* 

gay  e  ty  hu  mil  i  ty*  com  mod  i  ty 

utility*  stupidity  community* 

celebrity  satiety*  sobriety 

ur  ban  i  ty*  grav  i  ty  no  to  ri  e  ty 


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ar  mo  ry 
liv  er  y* 
ro  ta  ry* 
prud  er  y 
bound  a  ry* 
mock  er  y 


chan'cer  y 
brib  er  y* 
vo  ta  ry* 
knav  er  y 
crock  er  y* 
de  liv'er  y* 

eed  or 

a  greed'* 
con  cede 
im  pede* 
ex  ceed 
pre  cede* 
sue  ceed 
ac  cede 


Zesson  J/J. 

ary,  ery,  or  ory  ? 

con%a  ry* 
fiery* 
gloss  a  ry 
drudg  er  y* 
sa  vor  y 
dra  per  y 

Jyesson  3/4^, 

secure  ta  ry* 
di  rect'o  ry 
lifer  a  ry* 
ar  bi  tra  ry 
per  emp  to  ry* 
dil  a  to  ry* 


beg'gar  y* 
quack  er  y* 
i  vory* 
finery 
pie  na  ry 
coll  ier  y 


hon'or  a  ry 

sem  i  na  ry* 
com  pufso  ry 
chi  can  er  y* 
per  fum  er  y 
stat'u  a  ry 


ede? 

pro  ceed'* 
se  cede 
re  cede 
de  creed* 
stam  pede* 
su  per  sede' 
in  ter  cede* 


eel,  eal,  or  ile  ? 
an  near  con  ceaF 


re  peal* 
re  veal* 
bas  tile 
un  seal 
kneering 
piece  meal 


ap  peal* 
gen  teel 
con  geal 
wheering 
steel  yard 
deal  ing 


Zesson  S/6. 


ant  or  ent  ? 

pur  su'ant         tran  scend'ent 


in  dul  gent* 
in  dig  nant* 
de  pend  ent 
con'ver  sant 
in  ces'sant* 


pro  fi  cient* 
rec're  ant 
el  e  gant 
ad  a  mant 
in  ci  dent 


ement  or  iment  ? 

ve'he  ment*  ten'e  ment 

com  pli  ment  ru  di  ment 

al  i  ment  sed  i  ment* 

el  e  ment  im  pie  ment* 

nu  tri  ment*  det  ri  ment* 

ex  perl  ment*  sup  pie  ment 


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Zesson  S/7. 


placing 
bra  cing* 
chas  ing 
fen  cing* 
grac  ing 
danc  ing 


slicing 
flounc  ing* 
boun  cing 
prais  ing 
fleec  ing* 
gloss  ing 
pranc  ing* 


dis  pens'ing 
im  pos  ing* 
con  vers  ing 
ad  vane  ing 
dis  cuss  ing* 
de  fa  cing* 
men'a  cing* 


nui  sance 
clear  ance 
prev  a  lence* 
venge  ance 
sub  stance* 
griev  ance* 


cing  or  sing? 

pier'cing*              guessing 

ceasing* 

rins  ing*               la  cing 

splic  ing 

glan  cing*             spac  ing 

curs  ing 

tra  cing*               leas  ing* 

pric  ing* 

spic  ing                pars  ing 

teas  ing 

cas  ing*                 for  cing 

clos  ing 

Zesson  378. 

e  rasing 

con  denslng* 

em  bra  cing 

di  vorc  ing 

en  ti  cing* 

dis  burs  ing* 

de  bas  ing* 

dis  pos  ing 

con  vin  cing* 

dis  grac  ing* 

.    com  menc  ing 

re  vers  ing 

in  dors  ing 

de  nounc  ing* 

Zesson  S/9. 

re  hearsing 

re  duclng* 

trav'ers  ing* 

dis  guis  ing 

pro  duclng* 

dis  pers  ing* 

im  mers  ing 

sur  pris  ing* 

ad  vis  ing 

re  joi  cing 

pro  noun  cing 

promls  ing 

sur  pass  ing* 

no  tic  ing 

Zesson  S20. 

ance,  ence,  or  ense  ? 


in'flu  ence* 
sem  blance 
in  no  cence* 
non  sense 
ut  ter  ance* 
in  cense 


ex  pense 
fi  nance* 
pre  pense 
con  venlence" 
ro  mance' 
am'bu  lance* 


sen'tence 
dis  tance 
in  stance 
dif  fi  dence 
re  mit' tance 
de  pend  ence 


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Zesson  S2/. 

Drill  in  Pronunciation. 

[According  to  Webster,  the  first  eight  words  in  this  lesson  are  the 
only  ones  which  change  t  h  to  th  in  the  plural.  Some  other  words 
change  to  tli  on  taking  an  additional  termination,  or  changing  from 
a  noun  or  adj.  to  a  verb.] 


bath 

baths 

bathe 

soothe 

cloth 

cloths 

clothe 

swathe 

mouth 

mouths 

mouth 

be  queath' 

wreath 

wreaths 

wreathe 

be  neath 

lath 

laths 

lath 

lathe 

oath 

oaths 

sheath 

sheathe 

path 

paths 

breath 

breathe 

moth 

moths 

loath 

loathe 

Zesson  322. 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  the  following  words.] 


ache* 

cha'os* 

ech'o 

stom'ach 

chasm* 

chem  ist 

ep  och* 

pi  broch 

chyme* 

cho  ral 

0  cher 

schol  ar* 

chyle 

chris  ten 

cho  rus 

schoon  er 

chrome 

chlo  ral 

chro  mo 

sched  ule* 

conch* 

chlo  rine 

chron  ic* 

pas  chal 

scheme 

chlo  ride 

mon  arch 

strych  nine* 

Zesson  323, 

«li=k. 

eu'chre 

dis'tich 

pa'tri  arch 

anch'or  age* 

11  chen* 

orchis* 

mach  i  nate 

cat  e  chism 

tro  che 

chol  er 

bac  cha  nal 

al  che  mist 

tro  chee 

cho  roid 

lach  ry  mal* 

lach  ry  mose 

ar  chives* 

chrom  ite 

cat  e  chise 

cham  0  mile* 

te  trarch 

chrom  ate 

anch  0  ret 

sac  cha  rine* 

mech  lin* 

chol  e  ra* 

an  arch  y 

harp  si  chord* 

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Ijesson  32J^. 

,   -ch--k. 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  the  following  words.] 

ar'chi  val 

chem'ic  al*       hem'i  stich 

aVche  my* 

ar  chi  tect* 

tech  nic  al*       chris  ten  dom 

char  ac  ter* 

ar  chi  trave 

chem  is  try*      Mich  ael  mas 

mech  an  ism* 

chor  is  ter 

hep  tarch  y       or  ches  tra* 

bron  chi  al 

bron  chi  a 

sep  ul  cher*      synch  ro  nism 

Zesson  325. 

chron  i  cle* 

€h=k. 

x=z.                               qu=kw. 

scho  las'tic* 

beaux                    quiz 

quaff 

chro  mat  ic 

xe'bec*                  quip 

quell* 

chi  me  ra* 

xan  thic                 quid 

quest* 

cha  ot  ic 

xylite                    quilt 

quire 

arch  an  gel* 

xy  lo  graph            quick* 

quaint* 

me  chan  ic* 

xy  lo  phone            quack* 

Zesson  326. 

ct=kw. 

quirk 

se'quel* 

ban'quet*              qui'nine 

in  quire' 

query- 

squa  lor                quon  dam 

ac  quire* 

qua  ver 

que  rist                 quo  ta* 

es  quire 

quo  rum* 

se  quence*            quo  tient* 

re  quest 

quib  ble* 

conquest              frequent 

be  quest* 

squab  ble* 

in  quest                re  quire' 

quad  roon 

Zesson  327. 

ance  or  ence? 

fra'grance        con'se  quence*  re  luc'tance*  con'fi  dence* 

pit  tance*         el  o  quence*       re  sist  ance*  au  di  ence* 

prom  i  nence*  ig  no  ranee         re  mit' tance  em  i  nence* 

hin  der  ance     per  form'ance*  ex  pe  ri  ence  main'te  nance 

prov  i  dence     im  por  tance      in  tel  li  gence  co  in'ci  dence 


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Zesson  328, 

Tools.     , 

nail 

shears 

saw 

ham'mer 

file 

brace 

gauge 

chisel 

plane 

bit 

gimlet 

level 

gouge 

vise 

for  ceps 

joint  er 

wrench 

punch 

pinch  ers 

draw-knife 

screw 

square 

mal  let 

spoke  shave 

plumb 

drill 

hatch  et 

auger 

Zesson  329, 

Terms  Used  by  Builders  and  Carpenters. 

[Find  out  what  they  mean.    You  will  find  pictures  of  many  of  them 
in  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary,  as  well  as  definitions  of  all.] 


scroll 

groin 

bridg'ing 

ten'on 

scarf 

groove 

king-post 

dove  tail 

bond 

tongue 

bind  er 

mold  ing 

clamp 

.   plow 

shoul  der 

cham  fer 

brace 

cleat 

cross-piece 

wall-plate 

notch 

new'el 

panel 

hip  roof 

joint 

dowel 

bevel 

pur  lin 

joist 

rab  bet 

re  bate' 

brack  et 

span 

girder 

mor'tise 

miter 

Zesson  330. 

Terms  Used  by  Machinists. 

[Find  out  what  they  mean.    See  Webster.] 


slot 

cog 

le'ver 

ec  cen''tric 

cam 

crank 

pit  man 

mi'ter-wheel 

box 

crane 

bab  bitt 

driv  ing-wheel 

shaft 

flange 

gud  geon 

spur-wheel 

rod 

man'drel 

col lar 

coup  ling 

valve 

jour  nal 

pin  ion 

gov  em  or 

chuck 

ratch  et 

pivot 

steam-gauge 

clutch 

piston 

guide-bars 

con  nect'ing-rod 

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Zesson  SS/, 

Abbreviations — States. 

The  abbreviations  of  the  States  and  Territories  are  here 
given  as  they  are  now  regulated  by  the  "United  States 
Official  Postal  Guide."  The  similarity  of  the  abbreviations 
Cal.,  Col.;  la.,  lo.;  Neb.,  Nev.,  etc.,  has  been  the  cause  of 
much  confusion. 


Al  a  ba^'ma,     O^i^. 

Ar'kan  sas/ 

Cal  i  for'ni  a, 

Col  o  ra'do,      ^^iUt>Ci^. 

Con  nec'ti  cut,^^€2^^^<^. 

DeFa  ware. 


Flor'i  da,  ey^^^^. 

Geoi/gi  a,  J^t^. 

II  li  nois^, 

In  di  an^a. 

To  wa,  Lj^-a'tiPc^. 

Kan^sas,  ^S^a^^^d^. 

Ken  tuck'y,  ^2^. 


Mas  sa  chu'- 

setts. 


Lou  i  si  a'na,.e^^^. 
Maine,  oMe. 

Mar'yland,  o/lC^. 

MicM  gan, 
Min  ne  so'ta, 
Mis  sis  sip'pi, 
Mis  sou^ri, 
Ne  bras'ka, 
Neva'da,       O^ 


^^^^. 


'f€4J'. 


NewHamp'-^  ^ 
shire, 

NewJer'sey,CC  JJ. 
New  York,    cA:   Q/. 


^  The  State  Legislature  has  made  Ar^kan  saw  the  legal  pronunciation. 
10— S 


146  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  3S2. 

Abbreviations— states. 

The  abbreviations  of  the  States  and  Territories  are  here 
given  as  they  are  now  regulated  by  the  "  United  States 
Official  Postal  Guide." 


North  Caro-^^ 
lina, 


0  hi^o, 

0/e  gon, 

Penn  syl  va'-  (^ 


o. 


m  a. 


Rhode  Island 


,a  <^. 


South  Car  o-    ^ 
na, 


z^^- 


€^. 


Ten  nes  see^,      C/e^nyn^. 
Tex^as, 
Ver  mont', 
Vir  gin'i  a,  (<^^. 

WestVirgin'ia,(^  Qt^. 
Wis  con^sin,       {/fid. 
United  States,    Ql.    ^. 
District  of  Columbia,    ^z/. 


A  las'ka,   (^^^lyot^^pn^t^. 
Ar  i  zo'na,  G&^j 
Da  ko'ta, 

rda  ho,      Q^-a^t^i^o^. 
In'dian,    C^^t^.c/. 


Abbreviations — Territories. 

Mon  ta'na,       o/iw^. 


New  Mex'i  co 
U'tah,  KC/ott^: 

Wash'ing  ton, 
Wy  o'ming,     W^^^ 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER.  147 

Zesson  333, 

[Write  the  following  sentences,  choosing  the  proper  word  from  the 
parenthesis.] 

(I,  eye,  aye)  never  nursed  a  (deer,  dear)  gazelle, 

(Too,  to,  two)  glad  me  (with,  withe)  its  soft  black  (aye, 

eye,  I), 

(But,  butt)  when  it  came  (to,  too,  two)  (know,  no)  me  well 

And  love  me,  it  was  sure  (to,  too,  two)  (dye,  die). — Moore. 

Ah!  who  can  say,  however  (fair,  fare)  his  view, 

(Threw,  through)  what  sad  (scene,  seen,  seine) s  his  path 

may  (lye,  lie). — Kirke  White. 
(Sew,  so,  sow)  (sole,  soul)  (by,  bye,  buy)  (soul,  sole),  as 

(side,  sighed)  (buy,  bye,  by)  (sighed,  side),  we  sit. 
Words  are  the  (soul,  sole)'s  ambassadors  who  go 
A^broad  upon  her  errands  (too,  to,  two),  and  fro; 
They  are  those  (aerie,  airy)  (keys,  quays)  that  ope  and  (rest, 

wrest) 
Sometimes  the  (lochs,  locks)  and  hinges  of  the  breast. 

— Jas.  Howell. 

And  (ore,  oar,  o'er)  the  (plain,  plane) s  her  (pearl,  purl)y 

(mantel,  mantle)  (throe,  throw) s. — Tasso. 
I  feel  the  rush  of  (waive,  wave)s  that  round  me  rise, 

The  tossing  of  my  boat  upon  the  (see,  sea) ; 
Few  sunbeams  linger  (in,  inn)  the  stormy  skies. 

And  youth's  bright  shore  is  (lesson,  lessen)  ing  on  the 
(lee,  lea). — Bayard  Taylor. 
(Owe,  0)  (their,  there) 's  nothing  on  earth  half  (sow,  sew, 
so)  (holy,  wholly), 
As  the  innocent  (heart,  hart)  of  a  child. 
They  are  (idyl,  idol;  idle)s  of  (hart,  heart) s  and  of  house- 
holds. 
They  are  angels  of  God  (inn,  in)  disguise; 
His  sunlight  still  sleeps  in  (there,  their)  tresses. 
His  glory  still  gleams  in  (their,  there)  (eye,  I,  aye)s. 

— Dickinson. 


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Zesson  SS^. 

Each  of  the  following  word  forms  is  pronounced  in  two  ways.  Each 
has,  also,  two  or  more  meanings.  Write  each  word  in  a  sentence  with 
its  proper  meaning,  according  to  the  following 

Model :    bow  (bo).    I  like  to  play  with  a  how  and  arrow. 
,  ,       .   f  The  boy  made  a  polite  how. 

\l  stood  on  the  how  of  a  ship. 


bow 

wound           gill 

are 

diffuse 

mow 

tear               close 

incense 

perfume 

row 

lead              grease 

produce 

protest 

sow 

bass              house 

entrance 

proceeds 

read 

slough          use 

convert 

detail 

wind 

rise               mouse 

contract 

retail 

JOesson  335. 

august 

refuse 

convoy 

descant 

compact 

abuse 

affix 

contest 

collect 

surname 

suffix 

insult 

instinct 

confine 

cement 

record 

rebel 

conjure 

comment 

escort 

excuse 

defile 

absent 

frequent 

Zesson  336. 

present 

subject 

converse 

compress 

object 

extract 

compound 

impress 

desert 

abstract 

contrast 

permit 

import 

convict 

ferment 

transfer 

export 

conflict 

accent 

concert 

transport 

conduct 

progress 

prefix 

Zesson  337. 

increase 

consort 

foretaste 

upstart 

perfect 

augment 

inlay 

interdict 

survey 

discount 

prelude 

overthrow 

commune 

digest 

presage 

overflow 

torment 

essay 

undress 

interchange 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


149 


Zesson  338. 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  proper 

division  of  these  words  into  sylla- 

bles,  and  their  pronunciation. 

,  and  write  them  s 

30  divided.] 

obsolete* 

jubilee 

omelet 

terrific* 

onerous 

treacherous* 

luxuriant* 

mischievous 

laudanum 

solemnize 

animate 

hesitate* 

sufficient* 

chaotic 

fricassee 

masquerade 

officiate 

demagogue* 

separate* 

statistics 

idiocy 

exclusive* 

despondent 

machinery* 

Zesson  339. 

nominate 

chorister 

pecuniary* 

competitive 

malaria* 

magician 

municipal* 

sovereign 

indicate* 

epidemic* 

neuralgia 

poignancy 

expedient* 

necessary 

subsequent* 

candidate* 

hydraulics 

catechism 

mechanical 

chloroform 

lacerate 

dissipate* 

exaggerate* 

impanel 

I/esson  34-0. 

dissimilar* 

phosphorus 

anthracite 

apparel 

paradise 

acquiesce* 

regatta 

hemorrhage* 

satellite 

parliament 

embarrass* 

retrospect 

catastrophe* 

narrative* 

quadruped* 

corporal 

miscellaneous 

*    scoundrel 

sacrilege 

initiate   . 

autograph 

restaurant* 

enamel 

iniquity 

rhetoric 

patriarch 

indebted* 

telescope 

Zesson  3J^^. 

academy 

avalanche 

comedian 

solicitude 

microscope* 

monogram 

librarian* 

deteriorate 

presentiment 

retaliate* 

affinity 

ubiquitous 

contaminate* 

sophistry 

aeronaut* 

comparison*  - 

promiscuous* 

scientific 

miniature* 

humiliating 

conciliate* 

literature* 

morocco 

menagerie 

inaugurate 

condescend 

warrior 

reverie 

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Zessofi  3J^2, 

Drill  in  pronunciation. 


[Note,  especi 

[ally,  accent  and  vowel  sound  in  final  syllable.] 

qui'nine 

marline              ben'zine 

jas'mine*  . 

en  gine* 

pur  lin                sa  line' 

fi  brine 

doc  trine 

al  pine*               ca  nine* 

fe  line* 

des  tine 

lu  pine  *              er'mine* 

fam  ine* 

vac  cine 

cal  cine'              ca  se  ine 

car  mine* 

pris  tine 

tur'bin^              su  pine' 

Zesson  34^3, 

car  bine* 

Names 

of  animals,  their  young, 

and  flesh. 

Male.          Female. 

Male.                             Female.               Flesh. 

buck          ewe 

lamb 

mut  ton 

boar          sow 

pig 

pork 

buck          doe 

fawn 

ven  i  son 

bull           cow 

bullock                       heifer        beef 

calf 

veal 

roost  er      hen 

cockerel                      pullet        chicken 

drake        duck 

duck  ling 

duck 

gan  der     goose 

gos  ling 

Zesson  3J^J^, 

ants  or  ents? 

goose 

[Study  the 

1  pronunciation  and  accent  from  dictionary.] 

rem  nants* 

set  tie  ments 

sac  ra  ments 

aug  ments 

oc  cu  pants 

com  bat  ants 

gal  lants 

stim  u  lants 

mon  u  ments* 

va  grants 

doc  u  ments* 

prot  est  ants 

ac  ci  dents* 

or  na  ments 

res  i  dents* 

in  fants 

lit  i  gants 

de  scend  ants* 

em  i  grants* 

mis  ere  ants* 

de  lin  quents* 

de  fend  ants* 

gov  ern  ments 

op  po  nents 

ac  count  ants 

im  prove  ments 

in  gre  di  ents 

in  Bolv  ents 

as  sist  ants 

re  cip  i  ents 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  151 

Ijesson  34^5, 

Cities  and  Towns  in  California. 

[Can  you  find  them  and  tell  where  they  are  ?] 
Chi'eo  Alame'da        Neva'da  Maryg'ville 

Na'pa  Hay'wards        Stock'ton  LosAng'eles 

Sono'ma        Berkeley  Vallejo'  Red  Bluff 

OloVer  dale    San  Jo  se^         Be  nic'i  a  (nish')  Te  ha'ma 
Pet  a  lu'ma     San'ta  Ola'ra     Fair'field  Shas'ta 

Oak'land        Grass  Val'ley    Dix'on  St.  He  le'na 

Ijesson  34^6, 

Monterey"  F6rs6m  Yre'ka  (Wi)  San  Die'go 

Pa'jaro^  OoFfax  WeaVer  ville  San'ta  Bar'ba ra 

Hoiris  ter  San  An  dreas'*  €a  lis  to'ga      San'ta  €ruz 

Pla'ger  ville  Jack  son  San'ta  Ro'ga  Dow'nie  ville 

O'ro  ville  So  no'ra  Gil'roy  Men  do  ci'no 

Au  blirn  M'a  ri  po'sa       Sa  li'nas  Eu  re'ka 

Zesson  34-7^ 

Woodland  Brooklyn  Gait  San  Ra  fa  el' 

Su  i  sun'  Mar  ti'nez  Yu'ba  Qit'y  Gres'gent  ^\My 

Ar  cala  Vi  sali  a  Mo  deslo      San  Ber  nar  di'no 

Trinl  dad  U  ki'ah  Mer  ^ed'        San  Lu  is'  0  bis'po 

Fres'no  Al  tu'ras  Pes  €a  de'ro  San  Bue  na  ven  tu'ra  ^ 

Lake'port  Su'gan  ville  Tem'es  cal    Healdg'biirg 

Va'€*a  ville  Quin  cy  Ba'kers  field  Wil'ming  ton 

Zesso?z  348, 

On  the  Farm. 


hoe 

ditch 

t>Ug'gy 

roirer 

fork 

har'row 

era  die 

gran  a  ry 

spade 

mow  er 

sick  le 

har  ness 

plow 

reap  er 

crow  bar 

shov  el 

scythe 

head  er 

man  ger 

clev  is 

trough 

thrash  er 

fur  row 

cul  ti  va  tor 

1  Ho  sa'. 

2Valya'ho.    ^Pah^haro. 

*  An  dray'as. 

•^Bwanav^ntob'ra. 

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Zesson  34^9. 

Birds. 

dove 

wren 

e'mu 

wood'cock 

teal 

auk 

ea  gle 

wid  geon 

goose 

her'on 

ostrich 

egret 

finch 

robin 

par  rot 

buz  zard 

swan 

lin  net 

plov  er 

bit  tern 

thrush 

stork 

fal  con  (faw) 

sea  gull 

Jjesson  350, 

Birds. 

i^is 

tou'can 

spar'row 

o'ri  ole 

wag  tail 

tit  mouse 

swal  low 

ca  na'ry 

red  bird 

par  tridge 

shel  drake 

ap'ter  yx 

black  bird 

horn  bill 

cuck  00 

king  fish  er 

pen  guin 

bus  tard 

grouse 

al  ba  tross 

vult  ure 

mal  lard 

turnkey 

cock  a  too' 

Zesson  35/. 

€,  ck, 

and  que^k. 

hav'oc 

ac'rid 

se'cret 

pick'et 

mat  tock* 

scaffold* 

rel  ict 

pict  ure 

had  dock* 

acme 

wicket 

tinct  ure 

ham  mock 

e  diet* 

per  feet 

in  sect 

cav  ern* 

arc  tic* 

cli  max* 

pique 

district 

sar  casm^ 

^            cri  sis* 

an  tique'* 

Zesson  352. 

Poultry. 

Leg'horns 

Games 

Dork'ings 

Pigeons. 

Brah  mas   , 

Ja'vas 

Wy  an  dottes' 

tum'bler 

Cochins 

Ham  burghs 

Ducks. 

fan  tail 

Hou  dans' 

Ply  mouth  Rocks     Rou  en' 

pout  er 

Lang'shans 

Spanish 

Pekin" 

Ant  werp 

Ban  tarns 

Pol  ish 

Ayles'bu  ry 

Scanderoon' 

CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


153 


Zesso?i  353, 

streets  in  San  Francisco; 

[Find  out  how  many  streets  in  this  and  the  similar  lessons  are  named 
after  distinguished  individuals.] 


Mar'ket 

Bat'ter  y 

Taylor 

How'ard 

Mont  gom'e  ry 

Haight 

Fiirmore 

Va  len'cia 

Sut'ter 

Hayes 

Web'ster 

Guer  re'ro 

Kear'ny 

McAHister 

Bu  chan'an 

Mis'sion 

Sans'ome 

Ed'dy 

Fullon 

EVerett 

Leides'dorff 

Golden  Gate' 

Ger  ma'nia 

Gough 

Geary 

Du  pont' 

Hawlhorne 

Leav'en  worth 

Forsom 

Oc  ta'vi  a 

Stei'ner 

Polk 

Green' wich  ' 

Jack'son 

Pierce 

Scott 

Zesso7i  364-' 

streets  in 

Oakland. 

Ad'e  line 

Chest'nut 

Pe  ralla 

Kirk'ham 

Alice 

Clay 

Poplar 

Lin  coin 

Broad  way' 

Firbert 

San  Pa'blo 

Madl  son 

Brush 

Grove 

Ches'ter 

Put  nam 

Campbell 

Mag  no'lia 

Frank  lin 

Wal  lace 

Cas  tro 

Lin'den 

Har  ri  son 

Wash  ing  ton 

Cen  ter 

Myr  tie 

Jef  fer  son 

Ben  ton 

Main 
Spring 
Tem'ple 
Fort 


San  ta  Cla'ra 
San  Carlos 
St.  John 


Jjesson  355, 

streets  in  Los  Angeles. 

Hill  Flow'er 

Olive  Pearl 

Hope  Ad'ams 

Char  ily  Wid  ow 

Streets  in  San  Jose. 

St.  James 
San  Pe'dro 
Em'pire 


Ma'ple 
Beau  drey 
San  Pe'dro 
Fi  gue  ro'a 

San  SaFva  dor 
San  Fer  nan'do 
San  An  to'ni  o 


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Zesson  S56, 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  proper  ( 

division  of  these  words  into  sylla- 

bles,  and  their  pronunciation, 

and  write  them  so  divided.] 

grotesque* 

expedite 

clergyman* 

parody* 

Occident 

annular* 

natural* 

orthodox 

orient 

reticule 

partiality 

asthma* 

rhapsody 

manuscript* 

legislature* 

aggregate 

wiseacre 

ottoman 

pedagogue 

reticence* 

fuchsia 

critique 

sassafras 

attentive* 

Zesson  357 > 

cassimere 

accordance* 

administer 

soliloquy 

cashmere 

ambrosial 

deficiency* 

advocate* 

manslaughter 

comparative* 

rheumatism 

admonish 

portmanteau* 

alcohol 

anarchy* 

regalia 

annual* 

massacre* 

alienate 

reconnoiter 

adventure 

especially* 

efiicacy* 

suffocate 

Zesson  358. 

ambulance 

ambassador 

pictorial* 

schedule* 

alternate* 

panegyric 

abeyance 

decipher* 

accessible 

absolute 

necessity 

cognizant 

aptitude* 

apothecary 

anomalous 

yachting 

amiable 

accurate* 

dilemma* 

mucilage 

consummate 

ascetic 

cathedral 

criticism* 

appreciate* 

apologue 

celestial 

stupendous* 

' 

Zesson  359. 

streets  in 

Stockton. 

Weber 

Levee 

Aurora 

Main 

Center 

Hunter 

Park 

San  Joaquin 

Channel 

Fremont 

Grant 

El  Dorado 

Sutter 

Commerce 

Beaver 

Lafayette 

Lindsay- 

Miner 

Otter 

Stanislaus 

Anderson 

American 

Sonora 

Sacramento 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  155 

Zesson  360. 

•e.A        U.A       §       §       §       §        § 

«•?  o  «•?  o  o  o  o  o 

><|  Z><  Z  Z  Z  Z  2 

/oi™L    /i?^Jff«      (one     (state   (state  (state  (coUec- 
(adorned    (co^ntinu-    ^o)      of)         of)        of)        tion) 

A  employ -.ed ing er.. merit. 

B  exert ed ing ion. 

C   enjoy ed ing ment. 

D  admit  ...ed ing ance. 

E  encamp. -ed ing ment. 

F   paint ed ing er. 

G  jewel ed er ry. 

H  accept ed ing ance. 

[Copy,  and  fill  the  blanks  with  the  proper  derivative  words.] 

A.  Henry's always many  men,  and so 

many  means  of  securing  a  market,  was  always  able  to  find 
continual for  them. 

B.     himself  to  please  his  audience,  he  soon such 

an  influence  over  them  that  he  felt  well  repaid  for  the . 

C.  She  found in  her  children's  play,  and  they 

the  pleasure  which  they  saw  she  was . 

D.  He  was to  the  house,  but  the  gentleman 

him  soon  found  he  had  made  a  great  mistake  in  giving 
him . 

E.  The  first  regiment  in  the  valley,  the   second 

on  the  hillside,  in  full  view  of  the selected  by 

the  first. 

F.  The sold  the  historical he  had  finished,  for  a 

large  price,  and  in  a  year  had another  which  was  better. 

G.  The ,  looking  at  her fingers,  loaded  with 

rings,  said,  "  Madam,  we  do  not  sell  dollar here." 

H.     He the  nomination,  but  in  his  letter  of he 

stated  that  while it,  he  did  not  surrender  his  convic- 
tions. 


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Ijesson  367, 

'^ 

Precious  Stones. 

pearl 

ag'ate 

di'a  mond 

zir'con 

o'pal 

jasper 

em  e  raid 

tour  ma  line 

topaz 

gar  net 

car  bun  cle 

CO  run'dum 

ruby 

tur  quois 

am  e  thyst 

cairn'gorm 

onyx 

sap  phire 

mal  a  chite 

sar  do  nyx 

beryl 

cameo 

car  nerian 

a  qua  ma  rine^ 

Zesson  362, 

Offenses  i 

sind  Offenders. 

ar'Bon 

burgla  ry 

per'jur  y 

burglar 

as  sault' 

mur  der 

thief 

scoun  drel 

bat'ter  y 

trea  son 

irar 

vag  a  bond 

big  a  my 

may  hem 

trai  tor 

high  way  man 

fel  0  ny 

hom  i  cide 

ruf  fian 

kid  nap  er 

lar  ce  ny 

su  i  cide 

vil  lain 

im  pos'tor 

Zesson  363, 

Diseases. 

croup 

fe'vers 

pleu'ri  sy 

ab'scess 

mea'sles 

ty  phus 

gan  grene 

hys  ter'ics 

ague 

typhoid 

ca  tarrh' 

diph  the  ri  a 

asth  ma 

bil  ious 

bron  chf  tis 

pneumonia 

tumor 

scar  let 

scrof  u  la 

neu  ral  gi  a 

cah  cer 

ma  la'ri  al 

ver  ti  go 

dys  pep  si  a 

Zesson  364-, 

Diseases. 

Medicines. 

scur'vy 

dys'en  ter 

y        rhu'barb 

laud'a  num 

jatin  dice 

aneurism 

quinine 

paregoric 

con  STimp'tion      pa  ral'y  sis         cam  phor 

chlo'ro  form 

influen'5fa 

ep'i  lep  sy 

gen  tian 

va  le'ri  an 

rheu'taa  tism        ap  o  plex  y          strych  nine 

f      mag  ne  si  a 

va  ri  0  loid 

men  in  gi' ' 

bis       ip  e  cac 

glyc'er  ine 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


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Zesson  365. 

Illustration  of  the  Mutation  of  Words. 

[Many  nouns  are  formed  from  verbs  of  Latin  origin  by  a  slight  change 
of  form  and  adding  the  termination  ion.^ 


admit 

deceive 

.    suspect 

abrade 

admission 

deceit 

suspicion 

abrasion 

remit 

deception 

expel 

convert 

remission 

receive 

expulsion 

conversion 

permit 

receipt 

concede 

enjoin      - 

permission 

reception 

concession 

injunction 

Zesson  366. 

Metals. 

zinc 

co'balt 

cad'mi  um 

i'ron  (i  um) 

tin 

bis  muth 

tung  sten 

sil  ver 

gold 

plat  i  num 

an  ti  mo  ny 

al  loys' 

lead 

ar  se  nic 

bo  ron 

bronze 

cop'per 

mer  cu  ry 

sil  i  con 

brass 

nickel 

ce  ri  um 

so  di  um 

lat'ten 

Zesson  367. 

Chemical  Elements,  Salts,  etc. 

ox'y  gen 

i'o  dine 

pot'ash 

al'co  hoi 

hy  dro  gen 

flu  or  ine 

alum 

e  ther 

ni  tro  gen 

bro  mine 

cy  an'o  gen 

chlo  ral 

ozone 

sul  phur 

am  mo  ni  a 

chlo  ro  form 

car  bon 

phos  pho  rus 

naph'tha 

an  i  line 

chlo  rine 

borax 

ben  zine 

bi  tu'men 

Zesson  368. 

Acids,  Compounds,  etc. 

ni'tric 

car  bon'ic 

prus'sic 

bro'mide 

flu  or'ic 

a  cet'ic 

ox  ide 

ni  trate 

sul  phur  ic 

cy  an  ic 

sul  phide 

suFphate  ; 

ox  al  ic 

ben  zo  ic 

chlo  ride 

phos  phate 

car  bol  ic 

mu  ri  at'ic 

i  0  dide 

ac  e  tate 

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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Zesson  369, 

Market  Report. 


Butter ...25@27c 

Eggs,  hens' 35@40c 

Eggs,  ducks' - -37@42c 

Cheese 18@22c 

Cheese,  cream 25@28c 

Lard,  ^  ft. 15@16c 

Honey,  comb ll@13c 

Honey,  strained 8@9c 

Bacon,  Cal 13@14c 


Bacon,  Eastern .  17@18c 

Ham,  Cal 16@17c 

Ham,  Eastern 20@21c 

Onions,  f  ft. 2@3c 

Cabbages,  each . .  9@15c 

Cauliflowers,  each 7@10c 

Radishes ,  ^  doz -  - . .  13@15c 

Peppers,  fdoz 8@10c 

Mushrooms,  ^  doz 15@18c 


Zesson  370, 


Hens,  ^  doz $5.50@6.00 

Young  roosters,  ^  doz.  .|4.50@5.00 

Old  roosters,  f  doz ...$6®-  — 

Broilers $3@4.50 

Turkeys,  dressed,  ^  ft 16@18c 

Turkeys,  live,  ^  ft. 14@15c 

Geese,  ^  pair $2@2.50 

Ducks,  ^  pair 75c@$1.00 

Quail,  HR  doz .$1.50 


Canvas-back  ducks $4.50@5.00 

Mallards $3.00@4.00 

Teal $1.25@1.50 

Lemons $6.75 

Limes $9.00 

Bananas,  f  bunch $2.50@3.00 

Pineapples,  f  doz $4.00@5.00 

Oranges,  ^  100 $2.00@3.00 

Cranberries,  ^  bbl $10 


Zesson  37/, 

stock  Report. 

Central  Pacific,  38J;  Burlington,  131|;  Rio  Grande,  15;  Northern 
Pacific,  23J,  preferred,  55|;  Northwestern,  1051;  New  York  Central, 
lOOf;  Oregon  Navigation,  95;  Transcontinental,  25|;  Pacific  Mail,  49|; 
Panama,  98;  Rock  Island,  25|;  St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco,  18;  St. 
Paul  and  Omaha,  3GJ;  Texas  Pacific,  llj;  Union  Pacific,  45J;  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.'s  Express,  119;  Western  Union,  631. 

Zesson  372. 

Vehicles. 

[Find  pronunciation  in  the  dictionary.] 


brett 

Ian  dau 

char  i  ot 

cab  ri  o  let 

cab 

ba  rouche 

clar  ence 

rock  a  way 

gig 

ber  lin 

dog  cart 

skel  e  ton 

coach 

britz  ska 

glad  stone 

victoria 

chaise 

bug  gy 

jump  seat 

wag  on  ette 

coupe 

ca  lash 

Stan  hope 

pal  an  quin 

CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Zesson  S73. 

able  or  ible? 

[Find  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  and  pronunciation.] 


159 


ar  a  ble 

pos  si  ble               tang  i  ble 

hor  ri  ble 

au  di  ble 

suit  a  ble              fus  i  ble 

flexible 

ca  pa  ble 

prob  a  ble             sal  a  ble 

laugh  a  ble 

ed  i  ble 

vis  i  ble                 ter  ri  ble 

credible 

cur  a  ble 

teach  a  ble            port  a  ble 

Zesson  374^. 

cul  pa  ble 

feas  i  ble 

e  qua  ble           cred  it  a  ble 

per  cep  ti  ble 

tax  a  ble 

cru  ci  ble          hon  or  a  ble 

com  pat  i  ble 

for  ci  ble 

not  a  ble           di  gest  i  ble 

for  mid  a  ble 

fallible 

tractable         agreeable 

in  del  i  ble 

pass  a  ble 

di  vis  i  ble        prac  ti  ca  ble 

Zesson  375, 

con  tempt  i  ble 

com  bus  ti  ble                 eq  ui  ta  ble 

hos  pi  ta  ble 

ad  TTiiR  si  ble 

profitable 

al  low  a  ble 

mis  er  a  ble 

rea  son  a  ble 

.    ac  count  a  ble 

mem  o  ra  ble 

con  vert  i  ble 

de  struc  ti  ble 

tol  er  a  ble 

favorable 

ac  cept  a  ble 

re  ver  si  ble 

.    ap  pli  ca  ble 

re  spect  a  ble 

ven  er  a  ble 

de  fen  si  ble 

Zesson  376. 

ant  or  ent? 

re  mark  a  ble 

fra'grant* 

tor'rent                pli'ant 

ver'dant* 

fla  grant'' 

claim  ant            peas  ant* 

fer  ment 

ab  sent* 

gal  lant*              si  lent 

pi  quant 

va.  cant 

pay  ment            war  rant* 

fer  vent 

solvent 

rai  ment              cur  rent 

cur  rant 

va  grant* 

ty  rant*               pheas  ant 

dor  mant* 

ar  rant 

trench  ant           serv  ant 

tenant 

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Zesson  377. 

carl,  cle,  or  kle? 

[Consult  the  dictionary  for  meaning  and  pronunciation.] 


cir  cle* 

tick  le 

prick  le 

twink  le 

crinV  le 

tack  le 

speck  le 

sprink  le 

chuck  le 

lo  cal* 

cack  le 

fickle* 

vo  cal* 

trick  le 

spark  le* 

i  ci  cle 

wrink  le 

truck  le 

buck  le 

vertical* 

ras  cal* 

trea  cle 

freck  le 

bar  na  cle* 

tink  le 

rank  le 

crack  le* 

^  whim  si  cal* 

Zesson  378, 

prac  ti  cal* 

mir  a  cle 

pin  na  cle* 

i  ron  ic  al* 

ar  ti  cle 

sur  gi  cal 

po  lit  ic  al 

tab  er  na  cle 

ve  hi  cle* 

oh  sta  cle* 

chron  i  cle 

he  ro  ic  al 

chem  ic  al 

rad  i  cal* 

i  den  tic  al* 

the  at  ric  al* 

par  ti  cle*     ^ 

po  et  i  cal 

re  cip  ro  cal* 

dra  mat  ic  al 

cu  ti  cle 

ven  tri  cle 

fol  Ix  cle 

drop  si  cal 

Zesson  379. 

his  tor  ic  al* 

fa  nat  ic  al* 

nu  mer  ic  al 

sar  don  ic  al 

ves  i  cal 

clav  i  cle 

spec  ta  cle* 

pi  rat  ic  al 

sa  tir  ic  al* 

rhe  tor  ic  al 

non  sens  ic  al 

em  pir  ic  al 

or  a  cle* 

coracle 

man  a  cle* 

in  im  ic  al* 

sym  hoi  ic  al 

hys  ter  ic  al* 

gram  mat  ic  al 

e  quiv  o  cal* 

hin  na  cle 

re  cept  a  cle* 

pe  ri  od  ic  al 

re  cip  ro  cal 

Zesson  380. 

eous 

or  ious? 

du'bi  ous 

lig'ne  ous* 

im'pi  ous 

la  bo'ri  ous 

hid  e  OTIS* 

0  di  ous* 

fer  re  ous 

injurious 

cu  ri  ous 

CO  pi  ous* 

de  vi  ous 

in  sid  i  ous* 

se  ri  ous* 

va  ri  ous 

court  e  ous* 

vie  to  ri  ous 

pre  vi  ous* 

OS  se  ous 

spu  ri  ous* 

fas  tid  i  ous 

vit  re  ous 

en  vi  ous* 

right  eous 

il  lus  tri  ous 

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Jjesson 

387. 

Names 

of  Boys. 

John 

Ralph 

Arbert 

Hendry 

James 

Charles 

Al  fred 

Jo  seph 

George 

EdVard 

David 

Lewis 

Mark 

Edwin 

Dan  iel 

Louis 

Luke 

Ar  thur 

Fran  cis 

Her  bert 

Paul 

An  drew 

Frank 

Felix 

Pe'ter 
Rich  ard 
Wal  ter 
Will  iam 
Ja  son 
Jes  se 


noun 
case 

num'ber* 
plu  ral* 
sin  gu  lar* 
per  son* 


Zesson  382. 

Names  of  Boys. 


Aa'ron 
Den  nis 
Noah 
Cal  vin 
Silas 
Ed  mund 


E  li'hu 
E  li  sha 
Elijah 
Ben'ja  min 
Fred  er  ick 
Fer  di  nand 


Zesson  383. 

Grammar. 


gen'der* 
mas  cu  line* 
fem  i  nine 
neu  ter 
ar  ti  cle 
ad  verb* 


verb* 
tense 
pres'ent 
per  feet 
fu  ture 
imper'fect 


ad'jec  tive* 

pos  i  tive 

com  par'a  tive 

su  per  la  tive 

com  par  i  son* 

conjunction* 
11— S 


Jjesson  384-. 

Grammar, 

prep  o  si'tion*  plumper  feet 

in  ter  jec  tion*  pas'sive* 

par'ti  ci  pie*  tran  si  tive* 

gerund  objective 

ge  rund'ive  de  clen  sion* 

di'a  gram*  pos  sess  ive 


Ja'cob 
Rufus 
Ste  phen 
The  o  dore 
Timothy 
Sam  u  el 


mode* 
in  dic'a  tive 
sub  June  tive 
po  ten  tial 
im  per  a  tive 
in  fin  i  tive 


conjuga'tion 
et  y  mol  o  gy 
CO  or'di  nate 
nom'in  a  tive 
de  fin'i  tive 
cop'u  la  tive 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


Lesson 

385. 

Spanish  Words. 

ranch'o 

cor  rar 

a  do'be 

pu  eb'lo 

canon 

ria'ta 

ma  dro  na 

tor  til  la  (y  a) 

tule 

rodeo 

ran  che  ro 

som  bre  ro 

lasso 

ar  roy  o 

siesta 

ha  (^i  en'da 

pla  c^r' 

a  ras  tra 

va  que  ro 

manzanita 

mus'tang 

bar  ran  ca 

se  ra  pe 

chap  ar  ral 

Lesson  386. 

Spanish  Names  of  Saints  in  Common  Use  in  California 

San.  St.  San., 

An  dre'as  An' drew     Lu  is'  O  bis'po 

Mf  guel  (gel)      M-i  chael     Ma  te'o 
Jo  se'  (Ho)         Jo  seph       Ber  nar  di'no 
Oar'los  Charles      Fe  li'pe 


Di  e'go  James         Fran  gis'co         Fran  cis 


St. 

Louis  the  Bish  op 
Mat  thew 
Ber  nard 
Phil'ip 


Joaqmn(Hwa- 
keen') 


Jo' a  chim  An  to'ni  6  An  tho  ny 


Gabriel' 

Gre  go'ri  o  Greg  o  ry 

Ja  Qin'to  (Ha)  Hy  a  cinth 

Juan  (Hwan)  John 


Lesson  S87. 

Ga'hri  el 


Lu  is'  Rey 
Pab'lo 
Pe'dro 
Ra  fa  el' 


JjOVj  is  the  King 
Paul 
Pe'ter 
Rafpha  el 


Le  an'dro 


Ije  an'der 


Fer  nan'do      Fer  di  nand 


Lesson  388. 

Santa.  St.  Santa.  St. 

A'na  Anne  Ro'ga  Pose 

Bar  ba  ra  Bar'ha  ra  Y  nez'  Inez 

Clara  Clara  Oatari'na  Catherine 

Mari'a  Mary  Margarita  Margaret 

Pau'la  Pau  line'  Lu  gi'a  Lu  cy 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


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Jjesson  389. 

[Find,in  the  dictionary, the  meaning  of  these  words. 

Divide  them  into 

syllables  and  mark  the  pronunciation.] 

audibly* 

inflammable 

supremacy 

efficacy* 

suspicious 

inseparable* 

conspiracy* 

soliloquy 

military 

intelligible 

laudably 

sepulchral 

indelible* 

irrelevant 

incessant* 

crystallize 

infallible* 

irascible 

criticize* 

reconnoissance 

indictable 

irretrievable* 

chrysalis 

symmetrical* 

Lesson  390. 

possibility* 

aqueous 

discernible 

legacy* 

plausibility* 

intersperse* 

irreparable* 

chronicle 

disability 

coerce 

omnivorous 

tyrannize 

durability 

exonerate* 

cadaverous 

enamored 

auxiliary* 

exhilarate 

idolatry 

enfranchise* 

acquiesce* 

interrogate 

apostasy 

excrescence* 

Lesson  397. 

homologous 

irresistible* 

impalpable 

3       mutilate* 

effervesce* 

predilectior 

I        horoscope 

inscrutable 

mechanism* 

celibacy 

witticism 

inevitable* 

exhalation 

pleurisy 

alluvial* 

neutrality 

verify* 

parable 

anomalous 

i*      optician 

ephemeral 

orally 

available 

inertia 

immovable* 

rebellious* 

vacillate 

dispersion 

Lesson  392. 

ade  or 

aid? 

ale  or  ail  ? 

block  ade' 

per  vade'* 

a  vair 

im  pale' 

brig  ade 

cru  sade 

cur  tail* 

in  hale* 

de  grade* 

un  paid 

as  sail 

pre  vail* 

e  vade* 

up  braid* 

de  tail 

re  gale* 

pa  rade 

cha  rade* 

ex  hale* 

be  wail 

lem  on  ade' 

ser  e  nade' 

en  t^ail 

de  rail 

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Ijesson  393. 

[Find,  in  the  dictionary,  the  meaning  of  these  words.    Divide  them 

into  syllables  and  mark  the  pronunciation.] 

autopsy* 

abdication 

emperor 

temerity* 

orifice* 

savory 

empiric 

scurrilous 

excavation 

equestrian* 

immolate 

ornithology 

arable* 

pedestrian* 

emolument* 

amehorate 

demarcation 

souvenir 

nauseate 

imphcit* 

abnegation 

repetition* 

pedestal 

degradation* 

Ijesson  39^. 

mendacious 

affability 

inalienable* 

pompously 

jubilant 

certificate 

impassable 

intercessor* 

paramount* 

habiliments 

adjudicate 

notorious 

impolitic* 

ravenous* 

discriminate* 

indiscretion 

constituent* 

indissoluble* 

defendant 

debilitate 

depreciation* 

indefensible 

sublimity* 

innovation 

lesson  395. 

municipal* 

miscellaneous 

participate* 

auriferous 

refrigerate 

pusillanimous 

dissension* 

symbolical 

invalidate 

rendezvous 

condescension*  agrarian 

fanaticism* 

maneuver* 

calendar 

Teutonic 

refutable 

vacuity 

talisman 

delicious 

inexpressible* 

denouement 

connivance* 

assignee 

meritorious* 

inquisitive* 

anodyne 

cauterize 

Lesson  396. 

apostrophe 

defalcation* 

prodigies 

extraneous 

facsimile 

exaggerate* 

peculiarly 

ingratiate 

exemplary 

egotism 

infinity 

pecuniary* 

aborigines 

apprentice 

monopoly* 

dispensary 

apothegm 

domicile* 

panacea 

intimidate* 

demagogue* 

remittance* 

meridian 

incendiary 

catacombs 

analogous 

obsequious* 

obeisance 

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Zesson 

397. 

x-:ks. 

ex  cite'* 

ex  pose' 

ex  tend'* 

ex  ceed' 

ex  claim* 

ex  pound 

ex  tinct* 

ex  eel* 

ex  elude* 

ex  press 

ex  tol* 

ex  cept  (ek) 

ex  cuse 

ex  punge 

ex  tort 

ex  cerpt 

ex  plore* 

ex  purge 

ex  tract* 

ex  cess 

ex  port 

ex  scind 

ex  treme 

ex  change* 

Zesson  398, 

x=gz,  g§. 

[X  generally  has  this  sound  when  the  following  syllable  begins  with 
an  accented  vowel,  and  sometimes  in  the  derivatives  of  such  words, 
though  the  vowel  immediately  following  is  not  accented.] 


ex  alt'* 

ex  hort^ 

ex  ot'ic* 

ex  hib'it* 

ex  act* 

ex  ude 

ex  ist  ence* 

ex  ac  tion 

ex  empt* 

exult* 

ex  act  ing 

ex  em  plar 

exert 

ex  act  ly 

ex  ult  ant 

ex  hort  er 

ex  ist* 

ex  emp  tion 

ex  er  tion* 

ex  ist  ent 

Zesson  399. 

ex  ag'ger  ate* 

ex  em'pli  fy 

ex  hor  ta'tion* 

ex  alt'ed 

ex  al  ta'tion 

ex  hib  it  or 

ex  or'bi  tance* 

ex  am  ine 

ex'em  pla  ry* 

ex  hil  a  rant 

ex  or  bi  tant 

ex  ult  ing* 

ex  am'in  er 

exhala'tion* 

ex  or  di  um 

ex  haust  ive 

ex  as  per  ate 

ex  hi  bi  tion 

ex  u  ber  ant* 

ex  on  er  ate* 

ex  ec  u  tor* 

ex  hil'a  rate 

ex  ul  ta'tion 

ex  ec  u  tive 

Zesson  J^OO, 

[Final  consonant  changed  before  the  addition  of  ion.] 


invert 

intend 

commit 

succeed 

inversion 

intention 

commission 

succession 

divert 

subvert 

pervert 

divide 

diversion 

subversion 

perversion 

division 

ascend 

evade 

conclude 

*  avert 

ascenaion 

evasion 

concluBion 

aversion 

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Jjesso7i  4^07, 

[Find,in  the  dictionary,  the  meaning  of  these  words. 

Divide  them  into 

syllables  and  mark  the  pronunciation.] 

valedictory 

sensibly 

ambrosial 

inundation* 

infectious* 

captious* 

volubility* 

surfeit* 

variegated* 

inheritance 

similar 

routine 

ubiquity 

recipient* 

chromatic 

groveling 

propagation 

reluctance 

aphorism* 

discretionary 

unfathomable 

*    voluminous 

demonstration  feasibility* 

Zesson  4^02. 

plagiarism 

plebeian 

herculean 

sinecure* 

homogeneous 

antidote* 

polygamy* 

narrative 

identity* 

oleaginous* 

fundamental 

vulgarity 

stultify* 

surreptitious 

minimum* 

hemorrhage* 

quandary* 

pugnacious 

servitude 

pellucid 

halcyon 

humidity* 

erasure 

eleemosynary 

Zesson  403. 

malleable* 

glossary 

maximum* 

succulent 

felicitate 

stoicism 

palpitate 

vagabond 

solecism* 

hallucination 

usurp 

etiquette 

nebulous 

interstice* 

nominal* 

erudite* 

specialty* 

solidity 

cyclopedia 

erratic* 

synonymous 

veneer 

taciturn* 

obituary 

sanitary* 

fugitive 

tautology 

chiropodist 

Ijesson  404' 

autocrat 

adjacent 

voluptuous 

monomania 

cerulean 

abstemious 

manipulate* 

engender* 

saccharine* 

equanimity 

amenity 

soporific 

lapidary 

preponderate* 

obesity 

veracity* 

embrocation* 

espionage 

emendation 

centrifugal 

reprimand  ■ 

oriental* 

fraternize  * 

centripetal 

obligatory* 

infraction 

convivial 

stimulus* 

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ti,  sci,  ci,  X,  xi,  s,  ch=^sh. 


cap'tious* 
cau  tious* 
con  scious 
gra  cious 
fac  tious 
frac  tious* 


cru'cial 
mar  tial* 
gla  cial 
nup  tial 
par  tial* 
so  cial* 
spe  cial 


es  sen'tial 
com  mer  cial 
sol  sti  tial 
pru  den  tial* 
pro  vin  cial* 
im  par  tial 
lux'u  ry 


frac^tions 
lus  cious* 
pre  cious 
spa  cious* 
spe  cious* 
vi  cious* 


anx  lous 
sumac 
cha  grin'* 
chi  cane 
cham  pagne 
cham  paign* 


Ijesson  W6, 


am  bi' tious 
in  fee  tious* 
te  na  cious 
fla  gi  tious* 
fe  ro  cious 
nu  tri  tious* 
atrocious 


ju  di'cial* 
ju  di  cious* 
ca  pa  cious* 
au  da  cious 
ra  pa  cious 
vex  a  tious 
vi  va  cious* 


cha  rade'* 
mus  tache 
che  nille 
ma  chine 
nox'ious 
ton  sure 


sus  pi  cious 
li  cen  tious 
of  fi  cious 
per  ni  cious 
de  li  cious 
ma  li  cious 
sa  ga  cious 


Jjesson  4-07. 

po  ten'tial  se  di'tious*  o  ce  an'ic 

sub  stan  tial*  pre  co  cious  A  si  at  ic 

pa  la  tial  fa  ce  tious*  e  ma  ci  a'tion 

celestial  propitious  mensura'tion 

in  i  tial*  lo  qua  cious  con  sci  en  tious* 

ere  den  tial*  fal  la  cious*  ex  pa'ti  ate 

nau'se  ous  nau'se  ate  e  nun  ci  ate* 


Jjesson  4-08. 

Arithmetic. 

murti  pie       div'i  dend 
pro  por'tion 
per  cent  age 


ad  di'tion 

sub  trac  tion 

di  vis  ion 

mul  ti  pli  caption  re  due  tion 

frac'tion  quo'tient 

dec  i  mal  di  vis'or 


fac'tor 
dis  count 


min  u  end 

subtrahend  interest 
nu  mer  ate  al  i  quot 
no  ta'tion 
re  main  der 


numerator 
de  nom'i  na  tor 


168  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

We  have  learned  the  meaning  of  the  terms  prefix  and 
suffix ;  it  is  necessary  that  we  now  learn  why  and  how  they 
change  the  meaning  of  the  root  word. 

Many  different  prefixes  and  sufl5xes  are  in  use.  Each 
one  has  its  own  distinctive  meaning;  and  the  meaning  of 
the  derivative  word  is  determined  by  the  prefix  or  suffix  of 
the  root  word. 

Some  of  the  prefixes  and  sufiixes  are  English.  Most  of 
them  are  derived  from  the  Greek  and  Latin. 

In  order  to  obtain  a  knowledge  of  our  own  language  we 
must  have  a  practical  knowledge  of  the  meaning  and  use  of 
prefixes  and  suffixes. 

By  consulting  the  tables,  it  can  be  seen  readily  from 
which  language  they  are  derived,  and  they  can  also  be 
committed  easily  to  memory,  and  with  great  profit. 

The  Infinitive  and  Participle  constitute  the  Verb  Boots, 
or  Root  Words  of  verbs.  The  Radical  is  that  part  of  the 
root  word  from  which  English  derivatives  are  formed,  there 
being  sometimes  two  or  more  radicals  from  the  same  root 
word  or  some  form  of  it,  thus: 

Infinitive,  agere,  to  do.     Radical,  ag,  in  &g+ile. 
Participle,  actum,  doing.  Radical,  act,  in  act-j-iv^,  re+ act. 


I.  LATIN  ROOTS. 

In  both  Greek  and  Latin  words  there  are  as  many  syllables  as  there 
are  separate  vowels  or  diphthongs;  as,  ama're,  c&'dere,  ci'pere. 

Verb  Roots. 

INF.  PART.  BAD,  MEANING. 

igfe  re,  actum  (act,  ag) to  do,  to  drive. 

cad'e  re,  casum  (cad,  cas,  casu,  cid,  cide) to  fall. 

cssd^e  re,  csesuin  (cide,  cise) to  kill,  to  cut. 

oap^e  re,  captum  (cap,  capt,  ceive,  cept,  cip,  ceit). .  .to  take. 


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Verb  Roots — Continued. 


INF. 

PART. 

ced'e  re, 

cessum 

cla  ma^re, 

clamatum 

claud'e  re, 

clausum 

cred^e  re, 

creditum 

curare  re. 

cursum 

di§'e  re. 

dictum 

du'ce  re, 

ductum 

em'e  ce. 

emptum 

fa'ge  re. 

factum 

fer^re. 

latum 

fid'e  re. 

fisus 

flu'e  re, 

fluxum 

fran^ge  re, 

fractum 

fan^de  re. 

fusum 

gra^di, 

gressus 

hae  re're. 

haesum 

i^re. 

itum 

le^gere. 

lectum 

loqui, 

locutus 

lu  de  re. 

lusum 

mer^ge  re. 

mersum 

mi  gra're. 

migratum 

mirtere, 

missum 

plec'te  re, 

plexum 

pli  ca^re, 

plicatum 

pon^e  re, 

positum 

scan^'de  re. 

scensum 

scrib'e  re, 

scriptum 

se  ca're. 

sectum 

se  de^re 

sessum 

spice  re, 

spectum 

spi  rare, 

spiratum 

ten'^de  re, 

tensum 

ten  e're, 

tentum 

tra'lie  re, 

tractum 

trib  u'e  re, 

tributum 

ver'te  re. 

versum 

vi  de're. 

visum 

vo  ca  re, 

vocatum 

RAD.  MEANING. 

(ced,  cede,  ceed,  cess) to  go,  to  yield. 

(claim,  clamat) to  call,  to  cry  out. 

(clud,  clus,  close) to  shut,  to  close. 

(cred,  credit) to  believe. 

(curr,  curs) to  run. 

(diet) to  say. 

(due,  duct) to  lead. 

(empt) ...    to  buy,  to  take. 

(fae,  fact,  feas,  feet,  fie)  . .  Jo  do,  to  make. 

(fer,  fert,  lat) to  bear,  to  carry. 

(fid) to  trust. 

(flu,  fluet,  flux) .to  flow. 

(frang,  fract,  fring) to  break. 

(fund,  fus,  found,  Fr.  fondre) to  pour. 

(grad,  gress) to  step,  to  walk. 

(her,  hes) to  stick. 

(it) to  go. 

(leg,  lig,  lect) to  gather,  to  read. 

(loqu,  locut) to  speak. 

(lud,  lus) to  play,  to  deceive. 

(merg,  mers) to  dip,  to  plunge. 

(migr,  migrat) to  wander,  to  remove. 

(mit,  mis,  miss) to  send. 

(plex) to  twist. 

(plic,  plicit,  plieat,  pie,  ply) to  fold. 

(pon,  posit,  post) to  place. 

(scend,  seens,  scent) to  climb. 

(scrib,  script) to  write. 

(sect) to  cut. 

(sed,  sess,  sid) to  sit. 

(spect,  spic) to  look,  to  see. 

(spir,  spirat) to  breathe,  to  blow. 

(tend,  tens,  tent) .to  stretch. 

(ten,  tent,  tin,  tain,  Fr.  tenir) to  hold. 

(tract) to  draw. 

(tribut) to  allot,  to  give. 

(vert,  vers) to  turn. 

(vid,  vis) to  see. 

(toc,  voeat) to  cott. 


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CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


NOUN. 

al  1  e^nus, 

an^i  ma, 

anl  muB, 

an'nus, 

cap'ut, 

capitis 

cir^cus, 

circulus 

for'ma, 

Ut'e  ra, 

ma'nus. 

or^do, 

ordinis 

pars, 

partis 

tem^pus, 

temporis 

ver^bum. 

vox. 

vocis 

ADJ. 

ae^qims, 

be'ne  {adv.) 

> 

dig'nus. 

fer'tU  is, 

fe^llx, 

feUcis 

fi'del  is. 

grat'us. 

mag'nus, 

ma^Jor, 

po^tens, 

potentis 

Noun  Boots. 

BAD.  MEANING. 

(alien) another ^  stranger. 

(anim) life. 

(anlm) mind,  passion. 

(ann,  anna,  enni) a  year. 

(capit,  cipit) the  head. 

(circ,  circul) a  circle,  a  little  circle. 

(form) a  shape,  a  form. 

(Uter) a  letter. 

(man,  manu,  Fr.  main) the  hand. 

(ordin) order, 

(part) a  part. 

(tempor) time. 

(verb) a  word. 

(voc) .   .the  voice. 

Adjective  Roots. 

BAD.  MEANING. 

(equ,  equal,  Iqu) equal,  just. 

(bene) well. 

(dign) * worthy. 

(fertil) bearing,  fruitful. 

(felic) happy. 

(fidel) trusty. 

(grat) thankful,  pleasing. 

(magn) great. 

(maj) greater. 

(potent) powerful. 


II.  LATIN   PREFIXES. 


ab  (or  abs) =/rom. 

ad  (or  a,  ac,  af,  ag,  al,  an,  ap, 

ar,  as,  at)=^o. 
am  (or  a.m'b)=around. 
ante  (rarely  anti) =66/ore. 
bi  (or  \)is)=two,  twice. 
circum  (or  circu)=:around. 
con  (or  CO,  cog,  col,  com,  cor)= 

with,  together. 


contra  (or  contro,  counter) = 
against. 

Cie=down,  off,  from. 

dis  (or  61,6if)=apart,  not,  asun- 
der, the  opposite  of. 

ex  (or  e,  ec,  ef)z=out,from. 

extT2i.=beyond. 

in  (or  ig,  U,  im,  ir)=in,  into,  on — 
in  verbs  and  nouns;  not — in 
adj.  and  nouns. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


171 


Latin  Prefixes — Continued. 


re  (or  red) =5ac^,  anew,  again. 

TetTO=backward. 

Be=apart,  aside. 

8emi=half. 

sine  (or  sim)= without. 

sub  (or  sue,  suf,  sug,  sum,  sup, 

svLs)=after,  under. 
subter   under,  beneath. 
super  (French  but)  =above,  over. 
trans    (or    tra.) =through,    over, 

beyond. 
\iltTa.=beyond. 
'7ice=instead  of. 


ini^T  (or  irLtel)=between,  among. 

tD.tTa.=inside  of. 

tn.tTOz=within,  into. 

juxta= near. 

non=not. 

Ob  (or  0,  oc,  of,  op)=in  front,  in 
the  way,  against,  out. 

per  (or  v^l)=through,  thor- 
oughly. 

l?OBt=after,  beyond. 

TpTe= before,  beyond,  very. 

pxeter =beyond. 

pro  (or  pur,  por,  vol)  =  for,  forth, 
forward. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  some  of  the  prefixes  have  a  spelling 
in  parenthesis  nearly  similar  to  the  original.  The  original 
spelling  of  the  prefix  would  not  always  accord  well  with 
the  root  word,  and  would  either  make  the  derivative  diffi- 
cult to  pronounce,  or  grating  to  the  ear. 

If  we  take  the  root  word  cord  and  prefix  to  it  ad,  it  would 
make  it  adcord,  giving  it  a  harsh  sound,  and  making  it  diffi- 
cult to  pronounce.  For  this  reason  the  final  letter  of  the 
prefix  is  often  changed,  either  to  the  first  letter  of  the  root, 
or  to  a  letter  which  harmonizes  with  it  in  sound.  Thus  we 
would  change  ad  to  ac,  making  it  accord.  Sometimes  the 
last  letter  of  the  prefix  is  dropped,  as  ad-j-scend,  making 
it  ascend. 


III.  ENGLISH  PREFIXES. 


a=a<, 


on. 


X)e=by,  to  make. 
en  (or  em)=in,  on,  to  make. 
foT=not,  from. 
foTe=before,  front. 
mis=:wrong,  wrongly,  ill. 
u=not,  negative. 


of£=  away  from,  from,  out  of. 

out=beyond,  out  of. 

oveT=above. 

to=the,  this. 

un=not,  the  reverse. 

ymdeT=be7ieath. 

'^th=again8t,  from. 


172 


CALIFORNIA  SPELLER. 


IV.  GREEK  ROOTS. 

The  following  are  the  principal  Greek  roots  used  in  our 
language  for  forming  derivatives: 


a'er,  the  air. 

ag'ein,  ago'gos,  to  lead. 

a'gon,  a  contest. 

ag'o  ra,  an  assembly. 

an'em  os,  the  wind. 

ang'ell  ein,  to  bring  tidings. 

ang^ell  os,  a  messenger. 

an  throp^'os,  a  man. 

ar^clie,  chief,  government,  begin- 
ning. 

as^tron,  a  star. 

au'tos,  self. 

ballein,  to  cast,  to  throw. 

bap^teln,  to  dip,  to  wash. 

ba'ros,  weight. 

bar^UB,  heavy, 

bi'os,  life. 

chro'nos,  time. 

de''mos,  the  people. 

der'ina,  the  skin. 

en  to'ma,  an  insect. 

et^u  mon,  trv£  source. 

gam'os,  marriage. 

ge,  the  earth. 

gram'ma,  a  letter. 

graph'ein,  to  write, 

hal^ma,  blood. 

bod'os,  a  way. 

bor^'a  ma,  a  sight,  a  view, 

hu'dor,  water. 

kal'os,  beautiful. 

krat'os,  government,  strength, 
rule. 

lith'os,  a  stone. 

logics,  speech,  description,  sci- 
ence, ratio. 

lutein,  to  loo$en. 


ma^nia,  madness. 

meros,  a  song. 

me'ter,  a  mother. 

met'ron,  a  measure. 

mik^ros,  small. 

mo'nos,  alone,  sole. 

nau'tes,  a  sailor, 

nom'os,  a  law, 

o^de,  a  song. 

on''o  ma,  a  name. 

or'nis,  or'nitb  os,  a  bird. 

pais,  pai^dos,  a  child. 

pan,  all,  whole. 

patter,  a  father. 

pa^thos,  feeling,  suffering. 

phan^ein,  to  cause  to  appear. 

phan  tarsia,  an  idea,  an  image. 

pho^rein,  to  bear. 

phllos,  a  friend,  a  lover. 

pho''bos, /eor. 

pbo'ne,  sound. 

phos,  light. 

phren,  the  mind. 

phu^sls,  nature. 

pol'ein,  to  sell. 

polls,  a  city. 

pol'us,  many. 

pseu'des, /oZse. 

pur,  fire. 

rbe^o,  I  flow,  I  speak. 

skop^ein,  to  see,  to  watch. 

stat^os,  standing. 

stellein,  to  send. 

sopbl  a,  wisdom. 

stetb'os,  the  breast. 

tak^tos,  arranged. 

tau'to,  the  same. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


173 


Qreek  Boots — Continued. 


taxis,  arrangement. 
tele,  at  a  distance. 
te€h''ne,  art. 
the^os,  God. 
ther'mos,  warm. 


tith  e  ni,  to  place,  to  set. 
ton''os,  tension,  tone. 
topics,  a  place. 
tu''pos,  a  stamp. 
zo^on,  an  animal. 


[U  in  Greek  roots  generally  changes  to  y  in  English  derivatives.] 


V.  GREEK  PREFIXES. 


eu  (or  ey)=well,  good. 
hemi=half. 
hypeT=over,  beyond. 
hypo = under. 

meta  (or  met)=beyond,  change. 
para  (or  par) =61/  the  side  of. 
■peTi=around. 
VTo=hefore. 
pros=<o. 
syn    (or    sy, 
together. 


syl,     sym) =with, 


a  (or  am,  2un)= without,  not. 
amphi= arownd,  both. 
ana=6acZ:,  throughout,  up. 
anti  (or  &nt)=against,  opposite. 
apo  (or  Sii?)=away,  out,  from. 
cata  (or  cat) =(foiyn,  against. 
6ia.=through,  across.^ 
dis  (or  di)=two,  double. 
dYB=ill. 

ec  (or  ex)=out  of. 
en  (or  em)=in,  on. 
epi  (or  ev)=upon,  for. 

Our  language  is  made  up  very  largely  of  derivative  words, 
of  which  a  large  number  are  from  comparatively  few  roots. 
For  instance,  from  each  of  the  Latin  roots 

tendere,  tensum,  tenere,  tentum, 

mittere,  missum,  videre,  visum, 

are  formed  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  words.     From 

capere,  captum,      ferre,  latum,       plicare,  plicatum, 
about  two  hundred  words  each.     From 

ponere,  positum, 
two  hundred  and  fifty  words.     From 
facere,  factum, 
over  five  hundred  words.     Exercises  in  the  derivation  of 
words  from  the  root  forms,  by  the  addition  of  prefixes  and 
suffixes,  are  given  on  pages  following  176.     They  will  be 
found  to  be  among  the  most  attractive  and  useful  lessons 
of  the  book. 


174 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


1 


VI,  LATIN   SUFFIXES. 


Noun. 


one   who    {an   agent) ;     that 
which. 


(  artis-an 

I  account-ant 
not-ary 
mand-ate 
cannon-eer 


one  who  is  {one  to  whom), 
which  is. 


{potent-ate 
refer-ee 
rust-ic 
prosel-3rte 


ary    ery)     ,^^^^^^^ 
ory  )  ^ 


acy  ism* 

aget  ity 

ance  ment 

ancy  mony 

ate  tude 

ence  ty 

ency  ure 

ion  y 

cle     cule 
ule    ettet 


act;    condition;   quality, 
state. 


diminutives. 


east  female. 

ics*  Ic*      the  science  of 

flee  something  done  or  made. 

ix  feminine 


stud-ent 

cash-ier 

botan-ist 

operat-ive 

conduct-or 

favor-ite 

nat-ive 

just-ice 


avi-ary 
arm-ory 

contum-acy 
anchor-age 
continu-ance 
expect-ancy 
accur-ate 
abs-ence 
emerg-ency 
t  attent-ion 

j  parti-cle 
( pust-ule 

tigr-ess 

mathemat-ics 

ori-fice 

testatr-ix 


cemet-ery 


dogmat-ism 

lev-ity 

judg-ment 

matri-mony 

magni-tude 

liber-ty 

verd-ure 

bigam-y 

animal-cule 
cigar-ette 


arithmet-ic 


The  suflaxes  marked  with  a  *  are  of  Greek  origin.    All  except  yte 
are  often  used  with  Latin  roots. 

The  suffixes  marked  with  a  t  are  found  only  in  words  of  French- 
Latin  origin. 

Adjective. 


ac* 

al 

an 

ar 

ant 

ary 

ent 

ate 

0U8 


ic* 

ical* 

id 

ile 

ine 

ory 


being;  like;  related  to; 
hie  of. 


capa- 


mani-ac 

metall-ic 

music-al 

histor-ical 

hum-an 

turb-id 

circul-ar 

duct-ile 

vigil-ant 

alkal-ine 

3rim-ary 
at-ent 

dilat-ory 

abounding  in;  having  the  qual- 
ity. 


\  fortun-ate 
\  popul-ous 


verb-ose 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


175 


able    Ible 
ble      Ue 

ive 


ferous 
fie 


aceous 
acious 


j  teach-able 
/  solu-ble 


ed-ible 
text-ile 


cohes-lve  combat-lve 

coni-ferous  sudori-fic 

herb-aceous  cap-acious 

arbor-escent  flor-escent 


Adjective — Continued. 

that  may  he. 
having  power  or  disposition, 
causing;  producing;  bearing. 

of;  having  the  quality. 
escent       becoming  or  growing. 

Verb. 

ate    ise"^  )   to  make;  to  render;  to  perform  j  navig-ate  advert-ise 

fy      ize*  )       an  act.  (  magni-fy  patron-ize 

The  suffixes  marked  with  a  *  are  of  Greek  origin,  but  often  used 

with  Latin  roots. 

[Select,  write,  and  define.] 

Ten  adjectives  with  the  suffix  ant.  Ten  with  ent.  Ten 
with  ous.  Ten  with  able.  Ten  with  ible.  Ten  with  ary. 
Ten  with  al.  Ten  with  ate.  Ten  with  ar.  Ten  verbs  with 
the  suffix  ate.  Ten  with  fy.  Ten  with  ize.  Five  words 
with  ise. 


VII.  ENGLISH  SUFFIXES. 

^       [•  one  who  (agent). 
er    to  make  (v.);  <>w«  «^^o  (n.);  more  (adj.).       low-er  farm-er  tall-er 


ar 
ard 


j  begg-ar        law-yer 
/  dot-ard         spin-ster 


dom 
ship 


ric 
wic 


condition;  quality;  state. 


el  kin  (Ger.  cben) 

let  (Fr.)     ling  V  diminutives. 

ock 

en     to  make;  made  of. 

fold  a  numeral  termination. 

ftil    full. 

y  state;  condition;  quality. 

Isb      quality;  somewhat  or  like. 


{ king-dom  bishop-rlc 

I  kin-ship  baili-wick 

(  cocker-el  lamb-kin 

•j  stream-let  duck-ling 
(  buU-ock 

deep-en  wood-en 

two-fold  ten-fold 

beauti-ful 

5  good-ness 

I  priest-hood  man-hood 

churl-ish  green-ish 


176  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

English  Suffixes — Continued. 

less    without.  hope-less 

like ) 

'   like.  war-like         man-ly 


some     being;  full  of.  lone-some     frolic-some 

teen      ten  added.  thir-teen       fif-teen 

ty         ten  times.  for-ty  nine-ty 

ward    against;  direction.  to-ward        down-ward 

wise     manner.  like-wise      side-wise 

y  full  of  (sometimes  a  mere  adjective  termination).  drear-y 
[Select,  write,  and  define.] 
Ten  nouns  with  the  suffix  er.  Ten  adjectives.  Five 
adjectives  with  some.  Ten  adjectives  with  en.  Five  nouns 
with  ful.  Five  adjectives.  Ten  nouns  with  ness.  Five 
with  hood.  Ten  adjectives  with  ish.  Ten  words  with  ly. 
Five  adjectives  with  y. 

Zesson  4^09. 

Word-Analysis. 
In  the  following  exercises,  pupils  should  first  give  the 
meaning  of  the  word  according  to  its  derivation  from  the 
root  word  and  then  the  meaning  which  use  has  assigned  to 
it,  if  different. 

Model.  A-back — (original  meaning)  at  or  toward  the  back  or  rear ; 
backwards. 

Example.— "^6acA;  she  started." 

Hence,  "taken  aback"  (common  use)  means  suddenly  checked  or 
disappointed. 

Example. — "  The  general  was  taken  aback  by  the  news  of  the  defeat  of 
his  army." 

[See  table  of  English  prefixes,  page  171.] 

A-back,  a-bed,  a-blaze,  be-calm,  be-come,  toe-daub,  be-side,  em-body, 
em-power,  en-act,  en-able,  en-dear,  for-bear,  for-bid,  for-get,  for-sake. 
for-swear,  fore-bode,  fore-father,  fore-lock,  fore-see,  mis-behave,  mis- 
carry, mis-chance,  mis-construe,  mis-fit,  mis-fortune,  n-ever,  n-either, 
n-one,  oflf-set,  oflF-spring,  out-break,  out-cast,  out-grow,  out-law,  over- 
charge, over-do,  over-flow,  to-day,  to-morrow,  un-able,  un-known. 
un-done,  under-ground,  under-lie,  under-mine,  with-draw,  with-hold, 
with-stand. 


CALIFORNIA    SPELLER. 


Ill 


Jjesson  ^-W. 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

Many  derivative  words  have  both  a  prefix  and  a  suffix, 
and  not  a  few  of  them  have  more  than  one  prefix  or  suffix; 
as,  en-fjoy-f  able,  joy-fous+ness,  ir+re-f  spons+ibil+ity. 

Combine  and  define  the  words  given  below  according  to  the  fol- 
lowing 

METHOD    OF    STUDY. 

[See  pp.  171,  174-5-6  for  prefixes  and  suffixes.] 

Rad.,         greg,        jlock       \         con  +  greg  +  ate         tomdke^^i.f.ock^to- 
Prefix,       con,  together  V  =  or  gether;  hence,  to 

Suffix,       ate,  to  make)  congregate,  come  together. 

Example. — They  congregate  in  the  park. 


GIVEN. 

REQUIBED. 

BOOT  WORD. 

RADICAL. 

MEANING  or 
ROOT   WORD. 

/■ —                                                            ^ 

MEANING   OF. 

grex,  gregis 

greg 

a  flock. 

se+greg+ate 

con+ greg + ate 

dig^nus, 

dign 

worthy. 

dign+(i)fy 

in+dign+ity 

cur^rere, 
cursum 

curr,  curs 

to  run. 

curr+ent 

cura+ory 

no^men, 
nominis 

nomen,  nomin    a  name. 

cog+nomen 

nomin +al 

huma^nus, 

human 

human. 

human +ity 

human+ize 

monstra^re, 
monstratum 

monstr 

to  show. 

de+monstr  + 

ate 

Ijesson  -^//. 

The  following  words  are  derived  from  the  root  words  of  Lesson  410. 
Analyze  and  define  them  according  to  the  following 

METHOD   OP   STUDY. 

(^ ^^«„+,-^„  rRad.,  greg,  flock      "\  The  state    of+mak- 

Congregation  I  p^-efi'^,  §on,  together  \  ^     ing  +  a    jlock  ^  to- 

«^^^»,.i!J^a+«j.,'«r.  I  Suffix,  ate,  to  make  I  gether;    hence,    a 

c^^  +  ^®«  +  ^*^^^^^  ISuffixl  ion,  state  of]  gathering. 

Example.— The  congregation  slowly  left  the  church. 

Congregation        dignified  undignified  inhumanity 


occurrence  currency  precursor 

nominee  demonstrate  remonstrate 

nominate  demonstration  nomination 

12— S 


accommodation 

remonstrance 

denomination 


178  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

J^esso?z  4-/2. 

Word-Building  and  Word- Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.    In  the  following  lessons  the  letters  in  parenthe- 
sis are  not  found  in  the  tables  of  either  Radicals,  Prefixes,  or  Suffixes. 

ROOT  WORD.  RADICAL.         MKANINO  OF  DERIVATIVE  WORDS. 

ROOT  WORD. 

mov^ere,  motum    mo v,  mot      to  move,    mov+able  com + mot  +  ion 

nat'ura,  natur  nature,     natur+al  natur  +  al+ize 

nu^merus ,  numer  a  number,  e + numer  +  ate  numer  +  ical 

opera^re,operatus  operat  to  work,    operat  +  ion  co  +  operat(e) 

pand^ere,  pansum 
and  passum         pand,pans, 

pass     -      to  spread,  ex  +  pand  en  +  com  +  pass 

pend^ere,  pensum  pend,  pens    to  hang,    pend  +  ant         ap  +  pend  +  age 

[Analyze  and  define  the  following  words  from  roots  above.] 

Movement  removal  motive  emotion 

naturalization         naturalist  numerous  supernumerary 

operative  cooperation  expensive  expansion 

dependence  independent  independence  suspension 

Zesson  4i3, 

[Combine  and  define.    See  (1)  method  of  study,  p.  177;  (2)  tables  of 
Latin  roots,  pp.  168-70;  (3)  prefixes  and  suffixes,  pp.  171, 174-5-6.] 

Act+ion,  act  +  ive,  ag+ent,  ag  +  ile,  trans  +  act,  alien + ate,  in  +  aliens- 
able,  anim  +  al,  anim+al  +  cule,  anim  +  ate,  anim  +  ose  +  ity,  annu  +  al, 
bi  +  enni  +  al,  per  +  enni  +  al,  capit  +  al,  capit+ule  +  ate,  cad  +  ence,  con  + 
in  +  cide. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 

Transaction,  actor,  actress,  inactive,  reaction,  alienation,  annually,  trien- 
nial, decapitate,  precipitation,  decadence,  coincidence,  casual,  casualty. 

Ijesso7i  ^/4. 

[Combine  and  define.] 
De  +  cid(u)+ous,  ad+cid  +  ent,  casu  +  ist  +  ry,  ob+cas+ion,  de  +  cide, 
fratri  +  cide  (/mter,  a  brother),  infanti+cide,  con  +  cise,  ex+cise,  ex-f 
else  +  ion,  in  +  cise  +  or,  cap  +  able,  ante  +  cip  +  ate,  e+man  +  cip  +  ate, 
part(i)  +  cip-i-ate,  re  +  cip(i)  +  ent,  capt  +  ive,  capt+ure,  de  +  ceive,  ad  + 
cept  +  ance,     de  +  cept  +  ion,    con  +  cept  +  ion,     in  +  cept  +  ion,     de  +  ceit. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Incident,  homicide,  suicide  (s?a*,  of  one's  self),  precise,  precision,  decis- 
ion, decisive,  incision,  capability,  incapable,  incipient,  conceive,  perceive, 
receive,  captivate,  captivity,  captor,  acceptable,  exceptionable,  intercept, 
preceptor,  receptacle,  susceptible,  reception,  conceit,  receipt 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  179 

Ijesson  4-^5, 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

[Cpmbine  and  define.    See  directions, Lesson  413.] 

Con+cede,  pre+cede,  sub+ceed,  se-j-cede,  ad -f  cess,  ad -f 
cede,  cess+ion,  ad+cess+ible,  ad+cess+ory,  ex+cess4- 
ive,  inter + cess  4- ion,  pro-f-cess,  ad-fclaim,  ex-|-claniat+ 
ion,  con+clude,  ex+clude,  con+clus-fion,  ex-fclus+ive, 
in 4- close,  cred+ible,  diet -}- ate,  ad -f  diet,  e-fdict. 

Zesson  4.i6. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 

Excess,  antecedent,  proceed,  recess,  success,  successful,  suc- 
cession, exceed,  incredible,  credibility,  disclaim,  proclaim, 
reclaim,  claimant,  reclaimable,  exclaim,  acclamation,  decla- 
mation, declamatory,  exclamatory,  proclamation,  dictator, 
dictatorial,  diction,  dictionary,  benediction,  contradict,  pre- 
dict, include,  preclude,  exclusion,  seclusion,  inclosure. 

Jjesson  4.^7. 

[Combine  and  define.] 
Con-fduce,  con+duce+ive,  e-f  duc+ate,  in-f  duce,  intro-f- 
duce,  tra( trans) +  duce+er,  ab-f  duct+ion,  duct-file-f  ity, 
con -f  duct,  de+duct,  intro+ duct -f  ion,  pro  +  duct,  re-f 
duct-f-ion,  se-f  duct+ive,  ex-fempt,  per-f  empt-fory,  pre-f 
empt,  re(d)  -fempt+ion,  fac+ile,  fac+ile-f  ity,  de-ffic-|-it, 
ad + feet -j- ion,  fact + or,  manu+fact+ure. 

Ijesson  4-^8, 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Deduce,  educe,  education,  inducement,  produce,  reduce, 
seduce,  traduce,  ductile,  conductor,  deduction,  induction, 
inductive,  introductory,  production,  productive,  exemption, 
prompter,  promptness,  facilitate,  deficiency,  deficient,  office, 
official,  suffice,  affectation,  disafifection,  confectioner,  defec- 
tion, defective,  effective,  infection. 


180  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjesson  j^/9, 

"Words  Variously  Used. 

[The  words  on  the  right  of  the  line  indicate  the  various  meanings 
which  the  word  on  the  left  has  acquired  by  common  use.  Study  the 
difference  in  use,  and  employ  them  in  sentences.] 

apt  ready;  liable;  appropriate. 

bad  corrupt;  infirm;  hurtful;  unwholesome;  unskillful. 

blind  unable  to  see;  dark;  obscure;  ignorant  of. 

late  near  the  end;  recent;  after  the  usual  time. 

poor  needy;  barren;  inferior;  of  little  value;  lean. 

pure  genuine;  mere;  unadulterated;  free  from  stain. 

bright  quick  to  learn;  shining;  encouraging;  illustrious. 

Which  of  the  above  meanings  has  the  italicized  word  in  each  sentence 
below?  Construct  similar  sentences,  using  the  word  in  its  various 
meanings.    Model :  You  came  late  (after  the  usual  time). 

We  are  very  a'pi  to  find  fault  without  just  cause.  An  a'pi 
pupil  learns  quickly.     That  was  a  very  a'pt  quotation. 

James  has  had  health.  Bad  provisions  often  cause  sick- 
ness. Bad  men  sometimes  hold  the  reins  of  government. 
Fine  print  is  had  for  the  eyes.     He  is  a  had  penman. 

The  hlind  man  fell.  Many  are  hlind  to  their  own  inter- 
ests.   We  follow  a  hlind  trail.     This  is  a  hlind  corner. 

Late  in  the  day  they  halted  at  the  creek.  The  harvest 
will  be  laU  this  year.  Late  events  will  probably  cause  a 
war. 

The  old  man  lived  in  a  'poor  house.  His  son  paid  a  large 
price  for  a  poor  farm.  Do  not  forget  the  poor.  This  is  very 
poor  bread.     See  how  poor  the  horse  is. 

Pure  liquors  are  very  hard  to  find.  His  religion  was 
pure^  and  seldom  doubted.  Many  people  injure  their  busi- 
ness by  pure  perversity.  His  character  is  pure^  and  com- 
mands the  respect  of  all. 

See  that  hriojhi  light  on  the  hill.  The  outlook  is  hrlghter 
this  year.  That  hright  boy  keeps  at  the  head  of  his  class. 
Washington  is  a  hright  example  of  patriotism. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  181 

Z/esson  4,20. 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.    See  directions,  Lesson  413.] 

Ex-|-fect,  ex+fect(u)-f  al,  in+fect+ion,  in+fect(i)-|-ous, 
per+fect,  in-j-per+fect+ion,  in-j-felic+ity,  fert+ile, 
fert-file+ity,  con+feri  de-|-fer,  dis+fer,  dis+fer-|-ent, 
in+fer,  ob+fer,  pre+fer,  re+fer,  re+fer-f-ee,  sub+fer, 
trans+fer,  con-{-lat(e),  e+lat(e),  re4-lat(e),  trans4- 
lat(e),  con+fid(e),  con4-fid+ent+(i)al,  fidel+ity. 

Ijesson  427. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 

Infect,  perfection,  imperfect,  felicity,  felicitate,  fertilize, 
circumference,  conference,  deference,  difference,  inference, 
preference,  preferment,  reference,  sufferer,  transferable, 
coniferous,  fructiferous,  collation,  dilatory,  relation,  relative, 
correlative,  superlative,  translation,  confidant,  confident. 

Zesson  422. 

[Combine  and  define.] 

Flu-f-ent,  flu-fency,  ad+flu-fence,  in+flux,  amb+it-|- 
ion,  in-f-it-|-(i)al,  sed(se)-|-it+ion,  in-|-it+(i)ate,  in+ 
fringe,  in-f  frang-j-ible,  in+fract+ion,  re-f-fract,  re-j-fund, 
con-f  found,  fus(e)+ible,  fus(e)+ion,  con+fus(e),  dis+ 
fus(e),  ex-|-fus(e),  in-|-fus(e),  re-|-fus(e),  sub-f-fus(e), 
trans4-fus(e),  grad+ate-fion,  grad+(u)al,  e+gress, 
pro+gress+ion,  retro+gress-f-ion,  dis+gress. 

Zesson  423. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Diffidence,  perfidy,  perfidious,  infidel,  infidelity,  conflu- 
ence, superfluous,  transit,  transitory,  confusion,  diffusive, 
effusive,  infusion,  profusion,  refusal,  suffusion,  transfusion, 
degrade,  degradation,  ingredient,  retrograde,  aggression, 
congressional,  digression,  progress,  transgress,  ingress. 


182  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesso7i  4-2 4-, 

"Words  Variously  Used. 
[See  explanations  and  directions,  Lesson  419.] 

dead      lifeless;  unspoken;  still;  heavy;  dull;  empty. 

deep  descending  far;  dark;  intense;  low;  profound; 
sound;  undisturbed. 

clear  bright;  distinct;  evident;  unobstructed;  discrim- 
inating; free  from. 

close       confined;  tight;  oppressive;  compact;  penurious. 

rich  wealthy;  fertile;  splendid;  nutritious;  abundant 
in  metal. 

sharp     piercing;  keen;  severe;  acid;  eager  for  food, 

Latin  and  Greek  are  dead  languages.  A  wide,  dead 
plain  lay  before  them.  A  dead^  hollow  sound  broke  the 
stillness.  The  little  child  was  dead.  A  dead  calm  pre- 
vailed. 

He  fell  in  the  dee'p  pit.  Listen  to  the  dee'p  tones  of  the 
bell.  Her  dress  was  of  a  dee'p  blue.  His  argument  was 
dee'p  and  masterly.     I  awoke  from  a  dee'p  sleep. 

The  road  was  dear  for  the  train  to  proceed.  The  reason 
for  his  conduct  was  dear  enough.  They  are  now  dear  of 
debt.  He  is  a  man  of  remarkably  dear  judgment.  What 
a  nice  dear  day.     The  lady's  singing  was  very  dear. 

How  do%e  this  room  is.  Boxwood  has  a  very  do^e  grain. 
That  man  has  the  reputation  of  being  very  do%e.  The 
goods  were  packed  in  a  do^e  box.  He  was  kept  a  dou 
prisoner. 

River  bottoms  have  generally  very  ridi  lands.  The 
quartz  in  that  mine  is  very  ridi.  The  nc/t  man  is  not 
always  happy.  See  that  rich  dress.  They  had  an  abun- 
dance of  ridi  food. 

How  ^har'p  that  knife  is.  The  wine  has  a  ahar'p  taste. 
A  ^harip  cry  broke  on  the  air.  You  seem  to  have  a  ^harip 
appetite.     Sharp  words  sometimes  break friendship. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  183 

Jyesson  4-25 , 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.    See  directions,  Lesson  413.] 

Grat(e)4-M5  grat(i)-|-tude,  grat(u)-fity,  grat(u)it-fous, 
grat+ify,  con+grat(ul)+ate,  in+grat(i)4-ate,  leg+ible, 
e+lig+ible,  inter-j-lig-f-ible,  lect+ure,  con+lect,  e-f-lect, 
e-f-lect+or+al,  inter-|-lectj  se+lect,  ex-f  lect+ic,  ad+ 
lude,  de+lude,  e+lude,  con-|-lus+ion,  in+lus-fion, 
pre+lus+ive,  magn-fanim-f-ous,  magn+ate,  magn+ify, 
niagn-f-(i)fic+ent,  e-f-man+cip+ate,  e+merge. 

jDesson  ^26. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Gratification,  congratulation,  congratulatory,  elegance,  dili- 
gent, intelligent,  lecturer,  collection,  collective,  recollect, 
election,  selection,  prelude,  allusion,  delusion,  delusive, 
magnanimity,  magnitude,  major,  majority,  manual,  manu- 
facture, manufactory,  manuscript,  emergency,  submerge. 

JDesson  4^27* 

[Combine  and  define.] 
Loqu(ac)+ity,con-f-lo(iu(i)al,  con-j-loqu+y,  e-f-loqu+ent, 
soli-|-loqu-f-y  {L.  solus,  alone),  ventri-J-locLU-f-ist  {L.  venter, 
the  stomach),  e-j-locut-j-ion,  e+migr+ant,  in-|-migr+ant, 
migr-f-ate,  ad-fmit,  con-j-mit,  e-}-mit,  inter-j-mit,  ob+mit, 
per+mit,  re-f-mit,  sub'+mit,  miss-j-ion,  ad-]-iniss-}-ible, 
con-fmiss-fion,  de-|-niis(e),  pre4-niis(e),  pro-|-niis(e), 
re+niiss,  trans-|-miss-|-ible. 

jLesson  4-28. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Circumlocution,  migration,  migratory,  emigration,  immigra- 
tion, transmigration,  committee,  intermittent,  remittance, 
transmit,  missionary,  admission,  commissioner,  emissary, 
intermission,  omission,  permission,  submission,  ordinary, 
extraordinary,  subordinate,  ordinance. 


184  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Jjcsson  4,29. 

Words  Variously  Used. 

[See  explanation  and  directions,  Lesson  419.] 

hard       difficult;  solid;  unjust;  cruel;  severe. 

good  virtuous;  legal;  sound;  valid;  reasonable;  suit- 
able; skillful. 

great  large  in  bulk;  large  in  numbers;  important;  ex- 
tended in  length. 

green      unripe;  a  color;  vigorous;  unseasoned. 

fine  minute;  slender;  sharp;  pure;  learned;  excellent; 
nice. 

foul         dirty;  wicked;  unfair;  impure;  profane. 

fair  light;  white;  clear;  favorable;  unobstructed;  just: 
plain. 

Wagons  are  made  from  liard  wood.  The  lesson  is  hard. 
It  is  hard  to  bear  pain.  A  hard  winter.  He  was  a  hard 
master. 

The  good  alone  are  respected  by  all.  You  came  in  good 
time.  I  have  a  good  title  to  the  property.  He  is  a  good 
marksman.  That  is  a  good  location  for  his  business.  The 
apples  kept  good  for  six  months.     It  was  a  good  argument. 

A  great  crowd  assembled.  See  that  great  steamship. 
Great  events  will  soon  happen.     He  ran  a  great  distance. 

The  veteran  lived  to  a  green  old  age.  Green  wood  does 
not  burn  freely.    The  fields  are  green.    Do  not  eat  green  fruit. 

Black  sand  is  very  fine.  The  razor  has  a  fine  edge. 
Carlyle  was  a  fine  scholar.  The  ring  is  made  oi  fine  gold. 
Pick  up  that  fine  needle.     Ruskin  was  a  man  of  fine  taste. 

Use  no  joul  language.  That  was  a  joful  murder.  The 
joul  chimney  caught  fire.     He  was  the  victim  of  foul  play. 

She  has  a  fair  complexion.  They  had  a,  fair  view  of  the 
race.  I  hope  to-morrow  will  be  a  fair  day.  The  ship  sailed 
along  before  a  fair  wind.  A  fair  arrangement  was  made 
between  the  parties.     The  boy  writes  a  fair  hand. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER.  185 

Zesson  4^0, 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.    See  directions,  Lesson  413.] 

Con+plex,  per-f-plex,  ad+plic+abil+ity,  ad-f  plic+ate+ 
ion,  con-fplic+ate+ion,  du+plic+ate  (L.  duo,  two),  in-f 
plic+ate,  sub+plic+ate,  ex+plicit,  in+plicit,  ad+con+ 
plic(e),  sine+ple,  sine+ple+ify,  con+ply,  con+pon+ent, 
ob+pon+ent,  posit-|-ion,  con+posit(e),  in-[-posit+ion, 
ob+posit(e),  pro+ posit-}- ion,  con+pose,  in-|-pos(e),  in+ 
post+or,  ob+pos(e),  sub-f-pos(e). 

Zesson  ^J/. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 

Complexion,  perplexity,  applicable,  complication,  implica- 
tion, supplication,  duplicity,  pliable,  pliant,  pliancy,  appli- 
ance, compliance,  multiply,  suppliant,  deponent,  postpone, 
postponement,  positive,  composition,  depositary,  depository, 
deposition,  interposition,  juxtaposition,  opposition. 

Ijesson  4-32. 

[Combine  and  define.] 
Ad-fscend+ency,  de-f-scend-|-ant,  con+de+scend,  tran-f 
scend,  ad-f- scent,  ad-f-scrib(e),de-|-scrib(e),pre-|-scrib(e), 
pro-f-scrib(e),  trans -f-scrib(e),  script-f-ure,  con -|- script -f- 
ion,  manu-f  script,  pre -f- script -f- ion,  pro-f-script-f-ion, 
trans -|- script,  sect,  sect-j-ary-|-an,  sect-}-ion-|-al,  dis-|-sect, 
in-{-sect(i)4-vor-f-ous  (L.  vorare,  to  feed),  inter-j-sect. 

Lesson  433. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Preposition,  supposition,  transposition,  composure,  exposure, 
interpose,  propose,  transpose,  ascendant,  transcendent, 
ascension,  condescension,  circumscribe,  inscribe,  subscribe, 
description,  inscription,  postscript,  subscription,  section,  dis- 
section, insect,  intersection,  descent,  insecticide,  interpose. 


186  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  4S4,, 

Word-Building  and  Word- Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.  See  directions,  Lesson  413.] 
Sed-f  ent+ary,  sed(i)+ merit,  super-}- sede,  ad-j-sid(u)-f 
ous,  in-f-sid(i)-|-ous,  pre-f  sid(e),  pre+sid-}-ent-fcy,  re-h 
sid(e),  re+sid(ue),  sub-fsid(e),  sess-f-ion,  ad-fsess, 
sess-fion-f-al,  (pos)*+sess,  (pos)*-|-sess-f  ive,  au-}-spic+ 
(i)ous,  (X.  ams,  abird),con+spic(u)-f  ous,  de-f-spic-|-able, 
per-|-spic(u)+ous,  sub-|-spic-}-ion,  ad-|-spect,  circum-f 
spect,  ex-f  spect,  ex-f  pect(at)-|-ion. 

Lesson  4^6. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Sedimentary,  assiduity,  precedent,  residence,  residuary, 
subsidiary,  assessment,  assessor,  possession,  prepossess,  con- 
spicuity,  perspicuity,  suspicious,  circumspection,  inspector, 
inspection,  prospect,  prospectus,  respectable,  retrospect, 
aspirant,  conspiracy,  expiring,  inspire,  perspire. 

Zesson  Z^6, 

[Combine  and  define.] 
In -f  spect,  per-f-spect-f-ive,  pro-f  spect-f-ive,  re-f  spect, 
retro -f  spect -{-ive,  sub-f  spect,  ad+spir(e),  ex-|-spir(e), 
trans-l-spir(e),  re-}-spirat-}-ion,  per-f-spirat-|-ion,  tend-f- 
ency,  ad -|- tend,  ex-f- tend,  por(pro)-f  tend,  pre + tend,  su- 
per-fin-}- tend,  in-ftens(e),  ob-}-tens-f  ible,  ad-ftent-}- 
ion,  in-ftent,  ob-f  tent(at)-}-ion,  ten-}- ant,  ten(e)-fment. 

Zesson  4S7. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Respire,  aspirate,  aspiration,  conspirator,  inspiration,  res- 
piratory, attendance,  attendant,  distend,  subtend,  superin- 
tendence, superintendent,  tension,  intensify,  pretense, 
attentive,  contention,  contentious,  extent,  intention,  osten- 
tation, portent,  abstinence,  continent,  impertinent,  content. 

*  Po,  inseparable  prepositional  prefix,  denoting  power  or  possession. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER,  187 

Jyesson  SS8. 

Word-Building  and  Word-Analysis. 

[Combine  and  define.    See  directions,  Lesson  413.] 

Ten-fure,  abs-ftin+ent,  per-ftin+ent,  con+tent,  con-f 
tent(s),  re+tent+ion,  sub  (sus)+ten+ance,  ad+per+ 
tain,  de-ftain,  sub -f  tain,  tract +ile,  abs+ tract,  ad-f 
tract+ive,  con + tract +ile,  de + tract + ion,  tribut+ary, 
ad-j-tribut(e),  con+tribut(e),  dis+tribut(e),  re + tribute- 
ion,  verb + al + ly,  verb +ose+ity,  ad+vert,  ad+vert+ise, 
anim-f  ad-fvert,  a-f  vert,  con+vert,  dis+vert,  in+vert. 

Jjesson  4^9. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 
Discontent,  detention,  retentive,  contain,  entertainment,  per- 
tain, tractable,  traction,  abstraction,  attractive,  contractor, 
detract,  distract,  extraction,  protract,  retraction,  subtrac- 
tion, contribution,  distribution,  retributive,  verbal,  verbose, 
proverb,  inadvertent,  advertisement,  controvert,  pervert. 

Jjesso7i  Ji.Z'O. 

[Combine  and  define.] 
Sub+vert,  ad-f-verse,  anni-f-vers+ary,  a+verse,  con+ 
vers-}-ant,  re+vers+ion,  di+vers-f  ity,  uni4-vers(e)  {L. 
unis,  one),  uni+vers+ity,  e+vid+ent,  in+vid+ious, 
pro+ vide,  vis +ible,  vis+ion,  ad+vis(e),  re+vis+al,  su- 
per+vis+or,  vocat+ion,  ad+vocat(e),  equiH-vocat(e), 
in+vocat+ion,  voc+al,  ad-f-voc-l-acy,  in+re+voc -fable. 

Zesson  ^^/. 

[Analyze  and  define.] 

Adversary,  adversity,  animadversion,  controversy,  conver- 
sation, diversify,  retroversion,  reversal,  subversion,  uni- 
versal, evidence,  provident,  visionary,  advisable,  revision, 
supervision,  convocation,  provocation,  revocation,  vocalist, 
antecedent,  unprecedented,  exceed,  proceed,  precede. 


188  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

J/esson  4.4,2. 

Synonyms  Discriminated. 
Trench  says:  "  Synonyms  are  words  of  like  significance 
in  the  main,  but  with  a  certain  unlikeness  as  well." 

There  are  very  few,  if  any,  perfect  synonyms,  that  is, 
words  absolutely  coincident  in  meaning.  Although  we  use 
many  words  interchangeably  as  synon5rms,  they  have  a  dif- 
ference in  signification,  either  inherent,  or  growing  out  of 
their  use  by  writers  and  speakers.  Precision  in  their  use, 
therefore,  is  necessary,  if  we  would  say  exactly  what  we 
mean.  One  great  cause  of  inaccuracy  of  expression  is  the 
affectation  of  wishing  to  clothe  commonplace  terms  and 
thoughts  in  high  sounding  words;  for  instance,  *'We  shall 
soon  reside  in  our  new  residence,"  instead  of  "  live  in  our 
new  house."  A  person  may  reMe  in  more  than  one  place 
during  the  year,  but  he  lives  in  his  home,  and  residence  often 
means  the  city  or  place  of  abode. 

But  beyond  this  there  is  the  habit  of  using  one  word  in 
place  of  another,  which,  although  similar,  can  not  properly 
be  substituted  for  it.  Who  would  say  "  Transport  this  pin 
to  her,"  instead  of  "  Take,"  etc. 

bear  does  not  necessarily  imply  motion, 
bring  denotes  motion  towards  the  speaker, 
fetch,  motion,  first  from  and  then  toward  the  speaker. 
carry  denotes  motion  from. 

transport,  heavy  articles  conveyed  between  two  points. 
.  convey  expresses  a  point  of  destination. 

[Choose  the  right  word  and  fiU  the  blank  with  it.] 

Atlas  was  said  by  the  ancients  to the  world  on  his 

shoulders,  but  did  not it  from  its  place.     "And  as  she 

was  going  to it,  he  called  to  her  and  said,  ' me,  I 

pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  bread.' "     The  parcel  was to  its 

destination  without  trouble.     Wheat  and  hops  are frorr« 

California  to  New  York  and  Liverpool  by  rail  and  water. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


189 


J/esson  4,4-3. 

Words  of  Greek  Derivation. 

[For  the  literal  meaning  of  the  parts,  see  table  of  Greek  roots  and 
prefixes,  pp.  172-3.  Also  table  of  Latin  suffixes,  pp.  174-5.  When  the 
meaning  can  not  be  determined  in  this  way,  consult  the  dictionary.] 

aer  ate 
aer(i)al 
aer  o  lite 
aer  o  naut 
aer  o  stat  ion 
astro  nom  y 


dem  agogue     ant  agon  ist       patri  arch 


ped  agogue 
syn  agogue 
agony 
agon  ize 
dis  aster 


angel 
angel  ic 
arch  angel 
ev  angel  ist 
dis  astr  ous 


aster  isk(c?im.) 
aster  oid 
astr  al 
astro  log  y 
auto  c(k)rat 


Ijesson  444- 

auto  bio  graph y  auto  graph        auto(maton)  aut(hentic) 

para  bola  para  ble  hyper  bole  pro  blem 

sym  bol  em  blem  sym  bol  ical  bapt  ism 

bapt  ize  chron(icle)        chron  o  log  y  syn  chron  al 

chrono  meter        ana  chron  ism  gramma  r  gramma  rian 

gramma  tical        ana  gram  dia  gram  epi  gram 

Jjesson  445* 

monogram  pro  gram  (me)  telegram  graphic 

bio  graph  y  call  graph  y  geo  graph  y       litho  graph 

litho  graph  y  phono  graph  phono  graph  y  photo  graph 

photo  graph  y  tele  graph  topo  graph  y     typo  graph  y 

ex  odus(hod)  peri  od  meth  od  6pi(s)  ode 

syn  od  hydr  a  hydr  ant  hydr(aulic) 

Ijesson  446. 

hydro  graph  y  hydro  path  y  hydro  phob(ia)  hydro  stat  ics 

theo  cracy        demo  cracy  demo  crat  log  ic 

ana  log  y  apo  log  y  cata  logue  deca  logue 

entomology    epilogue  etymology  eulogy 

geo  log  y  apo  logue  minera  log  y  omitho  log  y 

phreno  log  y    zoo  log  y  tauto  log  y  techno  log  y 


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190  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Lesson  4-4-7^ 

Synonyms  Discriminated. 
(  base,  actions  or  persons  morally  degraded. 
vile,  actions  or  persons  morally  despicable. 
mean,  worthy  of  contempt;  selfish. 

'  belief,  we  believe  things  from  our  own  judgment. 

credit,  we  credit  statements  of  persons  that  appear 
trustworthy. 

faith,  we  have  faith  in  the  power  of  God  or  of  individ- 
uals. 

trust,  we  put  trust  in  others  whom  we  believe  worthy 
of  it. 

conviction  is  the  result  of  evidence,  and  is  largely 

involuntary. 
persuasion  is  the  result  of  entreaty  or  interest,  and 

may  not  be  permanent. 

r  doctrine  is  teaching  founded  on  certain  principles. 
D  <  precept  is  that  which  is  recommended  for  practice. 
I  principle  lies  in  the  thing  itself. 

[Choose  the  proper  word,  and  fill  the  blank  with  it.] 

A. — Ingratitude  is  the est  of  crimes.     Some  descend 

to  practices  in  order  to  gain  favor.-    His  atrocious 

conduct  shows  him  to  be . 

B. — The  general is  that  a  ghost  is  a  myth,  although 

some the  accounts  of  the  appearance  of  departed  spir- 
its.    We  put  our in  a  higher  power,  having in 

the  promises  made  to  us. 

C. — Men  espouse  a  cause  earnestly  from  a  of  its 

justice.     We  are  frequently into  a  course  contrary  to 

our  best  interests. 

D. — Many  are  willing  to  die  for  a  .     Galileo  held 

the of  the  earth's  movement.     Certain are  laid 

down  to  insure  wise  government. 


CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 


191 


J^esson  j^^8. 

Words  of  Greek  Derivation. 

[For  the  literal  meaning  of  the  parts,  see  table  of  Greek  roots  and 
prefixes,  pp.  172-3.  Also  table  of  Latin  suffixes,  pp.  174-5.  When  the 
meaning  can  not  be  determined  in  this  way,  consult  the  dictionary.] 


meter 
dia  meter 
sym  metr  y 
mono  mania 
par  od  y 
pseud  onsrm 


pan  orama 
a  path  y 
dia  phan  ous 
sym  phon  y 
phys  ics 


polic  y 


rhet  oric 
hemo  rrhage 
stetho  scope 
taxi  derm  ist 
poly  techn  ic 
a  the  ism 


anathema 
paren  thesis 
at  tune 
in  tone 


metr  ic 
geo  metr  y 
thermo  meter 
mono  pol  y 
an  onym  ous 
syn  onym 


anemo  meter 
hydro  meter 
mon  ad 
mono  tone 
met  onom  y 
pan  theon 


JOesson  4.^9, 

pan  the  ism  path  etic 

sym  path  y  phil  anthrop  y 

phant  om  phon  ic 

phos  phorus  photo  graph  y 

meta  phys  ics  phys  ical 


baro  meter 
peri  meter 
mono  gam  y 
mel  od  y 
patr  onym  ic 
pan  egyr  ic 


anti  path  y 
philo  soph  y 
eu  phon  y 
phys  ic 


polic  e 


poli  tics 


cosmo  pol  ite       metro  polis 


Jjesson  4^50^ 

rheu  matism      cata  rrh 

kaleido  scope 

tact  ics 

techn  ical 

pyro  techn  y 

en  thu  siasm 


micro  scope 
syn  tax 
techn  icality 
theo  log  y 
poly  the  ism 


dia  rrhoea 
tele  scope 
taxi  derm  y 
techn  o  log  ist 
apo  theo  sis 
thesis 


Jjesson  ^  J/. 

theme  an(t)  tithesis  hypothesis 

syn  thesis  tone  ton  ic 

bary  tone  dia  ton  ic  in  ton  ate 

semi  tone  en  dem  ic  epi  dem  ic 


ux  boue  »t;iiii  i;uucj  en  uciu  lu  tjpi  umu  iu 

phil  anthrop  ist  epi  dermis  bi  gam  y  poly  gam  y 

geo  metr  y  cosmo  graph  y  cosmo  polit  an    ana  lysis 


192  CALIFORNIA   SPELLER. 

Ijesson  4^52. 

Synonyms  Discriminated. 
»    f    theory  is  the  fruit  of  reflection. 

(    speculation  belongs  more  to  the  imagination. 
c  doubt  expresses  an  act  lying  altogether  in  the  mind. 
-p.   J   question,  we  question  a  thing  when  we  express  our 
doubt  and  demand  proof. 
dispute,  when  we  dispute  a  belief  we  argue  against  it. 

f  bind  implies  an  already  existing  obligation. 

oblige  infers  the  operation  of  an  external  force. 

compel  denotes  that  the  person's  will  is  powerless, 
j^  constrain  may  denote  internal  or  external  motive. 

blame  simply  ascribes  a  fault  to  a  person. 
censure  is  the  formal  expression  of  blame  by  a  superior. 
^   .    reprove,  personal  expression  of  disapproval  of   an- 
other's act. 
condemn  is  to  pronounce  judgment  on  a  grave  offense. 
rebuke,  improprieties  of  behavior  demand  rebuke. 
[Choose  the  proper  word  and  fill  the  blank  with  it.] 

A. — There  is  a  wide  field  for in  the  study  of  Nature's 

processes,  and  many have  been  embraced,  only  to  be 

overthrown. 

B. — Few  the   value   of  teachers'  institutes;    still 

fewer it  openly,  while  many concerning  the  best 

methods  of  conducting  them. 

C. — ^We  often  feel against  our  judgment  to  perform 

acts  which  we  are  not  really  to  perform.     Circum- 
stances   us  to  do  many  things  contrary  to  our  incHna- 

tions.     A  man  is  in  honor  to  exert  his  influence  on 

the  side  of  right. 

D. — He  was  by  his  officer  when  the should 

have  been  laid  on  another.     We  often  severely  the 

same  acts  in  those  opposed  to  us  which  we  only  tj-—  in  our 
friends.    Christ Peter  for  his  presumption. 


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